Little evidence of seasonal variation of natural infection by Leishmania infantum in dogs in Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 32-36

  Fernandez Bellon H ^a   Solano Gallego, L ^a,d   Rodriguez Cortes A ^a   Ferrer, L ^a   Gallego, M ^c   Alberola, J ^a   Ramis, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Epidemiology; Immune response; Leishmania infantum; Seasonal dynamics; Spain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN DEFECT; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; SEASONS; SPAIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 45549089361     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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