Evaluation of a canine C6 ELISA lyme disease test for the determination of the infection status of cats naturally exposed to borrelia burgdorferi

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Doran, Rick ^a   Levy, Steven ^a   O'Connor, Thomas ^a   Hanscom, Jancy ^a   Shields, Paulette ^a   Hutchens, Douglas ^a  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 79251491730     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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