Serological study of selected vector-borne diseases in shelter dogs in central spain using point-of-care assays

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 885-888

  Couto, C Guillermo ^a,b   Lorentzen, Leif ^c   Beall, Melissa J ^c   Shields, James ^c   Bertolone, Nicolette ^a   Couto, Jason I ^a   Couto, Kristen M ^a   Nash, Sarah ^a   Slack, Jessica ^a   Kvitko, Heather ^a   Westendorf, Nicole ^a   Marin, Liliana ^a   Iazbik, M Christina ^a   Vicario, Francisco Clemente ^d   Sanz, Pilar ^e   Ruano, Ricardo ^f  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Clínica Veterinaria Merced   (Spain)

^e Studio Veterinario Bisio Sangiorgio Tagliabue   (Italy)

^f Clínica Mediterráneo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Borrelia; Ehrlichia; Leishmania

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ANAPLASMA; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SEROLOGY; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEMATOCRIT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN;

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 78649385477     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0063     Document Type: Article

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