Outbreak of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis in Saudi Arabia

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-335

  Sacchini, Federico ^a   Cessford, Rory J ^a   Robinson, Bede M ^a  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichia canis; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIOSIS; EPIDEMIC; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; EHRLICHIOSIS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 38049006897     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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