Distribution and characterization of canine Chagas disease in Texas

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Kjos, S A ^a   Snowden, K F ^b   Craig, T M ^b   Lewis, B ^c   Ronald, N ^c   Olson, J K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

American trypanosomiasis; Canine; Chagas disease; North America; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CARDIOMEGALY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETHARGY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEXAS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 40249109796     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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