First molecular characterization of canine hepatozoonosis in Argentina: evaluation of asymptomatic Hepatozoon canis infection in dogs from Buenos Aires

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 275-279

  Eiras, Diego Fernando ^a,b   Basabe, Julia ^a,b   Scodellaro, Carla F ^a,b   Banach, Diana B ^c   Matos, María L ^d   Krimer, Alejandro ^d   Baneth, Gad ^e  

^a Laboratorio Diagnostico en Animales Pequenos Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^c Clínica Veterinaria Aiken   (Argentina)

^d Laboratorio Kambiotec SRL   (Argentina)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Argentina; Hepatozoon canis; Parasitemia; PCR; Ticks

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APICOMPLEXA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATOZOON CANIS; HEPATOZOONOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITEMIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON CANIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 34848840859     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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