Blood, Bull Terriers and Babesiosis: Further evidence for direct transmission of Babesia gibsoni in dogs

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 459-463

  Jefferies, R ^a   Ryan, U M ^a   Jardine, J ^b   Broughton, D K ^b   Robertson, I D ^a   Irwin, P J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Vetpath Laboratory Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Babesia gibsoni; Epidemiology; Parasites; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BITES AND STINGS; BLOOD; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BITES AND STINGS; BREEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DNA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VICTORIA;

BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 35548945730     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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