Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in dogs in South Korea

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-357

  Yu, Do Hyeon ^a   Li, Ying Hua ^a   Yoon, Ji Seon ^a   Lee, Jong Hyeon ^a   Lee, Mi Jin ^a   Yu, Il Jeoung ^a   Chae, Joon Seok ^b   Park, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dog; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Korea; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ECCHYMOSIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEMATURIA; LETHARGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PETECHIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; KOREA; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS;

EID: 45549083024     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0226     Document Type: Article

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