Babesia spp. infection in dogs from rural areas of São Paulo State, Brazil;Infecção por Babesia spp. em cães de áreas rurais do estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 23-26

  O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena ^a   Lopes, Viviane von Ah ^a   Rubini, Adriano Stefani ^a   Paduan, Karina dos Santos ^a   Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Babesia canis vogeli; Blood smears; Dogs; PCR; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA OVALE; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; BRAZIL; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HEALTH; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; BRAZIL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 70350438798     PISSN: 0103846X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/rbpv.01802005     Document Type: Article

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