Canine piroplasmosis in Italy: epidemiological aspects in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Cassini, R ^a   Zanutto, S ^a   di Regalbono, A Frangipane ^a   Gabrielli, S ^b   Calderini, P ^c   Moretti, A ^d   Tampieri, M P ^e   Pietrobelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Babesia spp.; Dog; Hepatozoon canis; Italy; Vector

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BABESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; IXODES RICINUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PIROPLASMOSIS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ITALY; IXODIDAE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIA MICROTI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON CANIS; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349510114     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.06.044     Document Type: Article

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