Canine babesiosis caused by Babesia canis vogeli in rural areas of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil and factors associated with its seroprevalence

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-260

  Costa Junior L M ^a,b   Ribeiro, M F B ^a   Rembeck, K ^c   Rabelo, E M L ^a   Zahler Rinder, M ^c   Hirzmann, J ^c   Pfister, K ^c   Passos, L M F ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CCAA/UFMA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Babesia canis vogeli; Brazil; Canine babesiosis; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA GUINEUS; AMBLYOMMA TIGRINUM; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIOSIS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TICKS;

AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 60249093337     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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