Nationwide survey of Leptospira antibodies in dogs in Japan: Results from microscopic agglutination test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1191-1199

  Iwamoto, Emiko ^a   Wada, Yuko ^a   Fujisaki, Yuka ^a   Umeki, Saori ^a   Jones, Miyuki Y ^b   Mizuno, Takuya ^a   Itamoto, Kazuhito ^a   Maeda, Ken ^a   Iwata, Hiroyuki ^a   Okuda, Masaru ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fort Dodge KK   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; ELISA; Epidemiology; Leptospirosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; JAPAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; JAPAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 70349993608     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.1191     Document Type: Article

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