Infections with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in dogs in Germany

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Kohn, B ^a   Silaghi, C ^b   Galke, D ^a   Arndt, G ^a   Pfister, K ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaplasmosis; IFAT; Ixodes ricinus; Prevalence; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DELTAMETHRIN; FIPRONIL; FLUMETHRIN; IMIDACLOPRID; LUFENURON; MOXIDECTIN; PERMETHRIN; PROPOXUR; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GERMANY; HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; ARACHNID VECTORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GERMANY; IXODES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TICK INFESTATIONS; TRAVEL;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODES RICINUS;

EID: 79959858108     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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