Serological prevalence study of exposure of cats and dogs in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia to spotted fever group rickettsiae

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 29-31

  Izzard, L ^a,b   Cox, E ^c   Stenos, J ^a   Waterston, M ^d   Fenwick, S ^b   Graves, S ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Animal Medical Centre Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cats; Dogs; Rickettsial disease; Serology; Spotted fever group rickettsiae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ARACHNID VECTORS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TASMANIA; TICKS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 76149134698     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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