Failure to demonstrate Babesia, Anaplasma or Ehrlichia in thrombocytopenic dogs from St Kitts

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 561-563

  Kelly, Patrick J ^a   Lucas, Helene ^a  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Babesia; Caribbean; Ehrlichia; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANAPLASMA; BABESIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 73449139795     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.475     Document Type: Article

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