Clinical presentation of 26 Anaplasma phagocytophilum-seropositive dogs residing in an endemic area

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Mazepa, Allison Wistrand ^a   Kidd, Linda Benjamin ^b   Young, Karen M ^a   Trepanier, Lauren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78649235290     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0460405     Document Type: Article

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