Serological reactivity to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in dogs and horses from distinct areas in Romania

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1259-1262

  Kiss, Timea ^a   Cadar, Daniel ^a   Krupaci, Alexandra Florina ^a   Bordeanu, Armela ^a   Brudaşcǎ, Gheorghe Florinel ^a   Mihalca, Andrei Daniel ^a   Mircean, Viorica ^a   Gliga, Lucia ^a   Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana ^a   Spînu, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato; Dogs; ELISA; Horses; IFA; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GEOGRAPHY; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PETS; RISK FACTORS; ROMANIA;

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; IXODIDA;

EID: 80052315315     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0254     Document Type: Article

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