The dog as a sentinel for human infection: Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi C6 antibodies in dogs from Southeastern and mid-Atlantic States

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-229

  Duncan, Ashlee W ^a   Correa, Maria T ^a   Levine, Jay F ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Dog; Lyme disease; North Carolina

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LYME DISEASE; MARYLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VIRGINIA; ZOONOSES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 7244258985     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2004.4.221     Document Type: Article

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