Serological reactivity to Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neorickettsia risticii, Borrelia burgdorferi and Rickettsia conorii in dogs from Northwestern Spain

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-803

  Amusategui, Inmaculada ^a   Tesouro, Miguel A ^b   Kakoma, Ibulaimu ^c   Sainz, Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Borrelia; Ehrlichia; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN AP; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN EC; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN NR; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN RC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SPAIN;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 57749090198     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0277     Document Type: Article

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