Update on the diagnosis and management of leishmania spp infections in dogs in the United States

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Freeman, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77957775855     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2010.07.006     Document Type: Review

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