Molecular detection of tick-borne protozoal and ehrlichial infections in domestic dogs in South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 152-157

  Matjila, Paul Tshepo ^a   Leisewitz, Andrew L ^a   Jongejan, Frans ^a,b   Penzhorn, Barend L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babesia; Dogs; Ehrlichia; RLB; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; THEILERIA; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIOSIS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA ROSSI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; HEPATOZOON; IXODIDA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA SP.; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 45549083854     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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