Follow-up of Bernese Mountain dogs and other dogs with serologically diagnosed Borrelia burgdorferi infection: What happens to seropositive animals?

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gerber, Bernhard ^a   Haug, Katharina ^a   Eichenberger, Simone ^a   Reusch, Claudia E ^a   Wittenbrink, Max M ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; LYME DISEASE; MALE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LYME DISEASE; MALE;

EID: 70149111359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-18     Document Type: Article

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