Seroprevalence of leptospiral serovars other than Canicola and Icterohaemorrhagiae in dogs in the Southwestern Nigeria

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-96

  Okewole, Emmanuel Adeniyi ^a   Ayoola, Matthew Oluremi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Mokola Veterinary Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibody; Grippotyphosa; Leptospira; Serovars; Serum; Titres

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 65249152020     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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