Use of imidacloprid-permethrin to prevent transmission of anaplasma phagocytophilum from naturally infected ixodes scapularis ticks to dogs

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Blagburn, Byron ^a   Spencer, Jennifer ^a   Billeter, Sarah ^a   Drazenovich, Nicole ^a   Butler, Jamie ^a   Land, Tracey ^a   Dykstra, Christine ^a   Stafford, Kirby ^a   Pough, Margaret ^a   Levy, Steven ^a   Bledsoe, David ^a  

^a BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 79251519995     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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