Epidemiological survey of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in Japan by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using B. gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive protein antigen

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Konishi, Kenji ^a   Sakata, Yoshimi ^b   Miyazaki, Naomi ^c   Jia, Honglin ^a   Goo, Youn Kyoung ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a   Inokuma, Hisashi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c ZENYAKU KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

B. gibsoni thrombospondin related adhesive protein antigen; Babesia gibsoni; Dogs; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; THROMBOSPONDIN;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFESTATION; JAPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; MALE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 47049092104     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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