Claw histopathology and parasitic load in natural cases of canine leishmaniosis associated with Leishmania infantum

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-577

  Koutinas, Alexander F ^a   Carlotti, Didier N ^b   Koutinas, Christos ^a   Papadogiannakis, Emmanouil I ^c   Spanakos, Gregory K ^c   Saridomichelakis, Manolis N ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Veterinary Dermatology Clinic   (France)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 78349292643     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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