The factors affecting the distribution of babesiosis in dogs in Poland

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 160-165

  Adaszek, Łukasz ^a   Martinez, Alfonso Carbonero ^b   Winiarczyk, Stanisław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Animal Health Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Babesia canis canis; Dogs; Poland; Real time PCR; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

AGE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLAND; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLAND; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80052518588     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.059     Document Type: Article

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