Spatial distribution of seroprevalence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Washington, Oregon, and California

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-302

  Carrade, Danielle ^a   Foley, Janet ^b   Sullivan, Michael ^c   Foley, Colin W ^d   Sykes, Jane E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borreliosis; Ehrlichiosis; Geographic information system; Granulocytic anaplasmosis; Heartworm; Lyme disease; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CALIFORNIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; LYME DISEASE; MALE; OREGON; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WASHINGTON;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 80052549092     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2011.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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