Molecular evaluation of the incidence of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys and Babesia spp. in dogs from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Santos, Flávia ^a   Coppede, Juliana S ^a   Pereira, André L A ^a   Oliveira, Letícia P ^a   Roberto, Patrícia G ^a   Benedetti, Roberta B R ^c   Zucoloto, Lenise B ^c   Lucas, Flávia ^d   Sobreira, Lúcia ^d   Marins, Mozart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b Heranza Biotecnologia   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO BARÃO DE MAUÁ   (Brazil)

^d Centro Universitario Moura Lacerda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaplasma platys; Babesia spp.; Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichia canis; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BRAZIL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANAPLASMA PLATYS; BABESIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 56849091767     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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