Cross-sectional study of canine leptospirosis in animal shelter populations in mainland Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 317-323

  Zwijnenberg, R J G ^a   Smythe, L D ^b   Symonds, M L ^b   Dohnt, M F ^b   Toribio, J Alml ^c  

^a Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dog; Leprospirosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR COPENHAGENI;

EID: 48249088890     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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