Tick infestation and spotted-fever group rickettsia in shelter dogs, california, 2009

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-7

  Fritz, C L ^a   Kriner, P ^b   Garcia, D ^b   Padgett, K A ^a   Espinosa, A ^a   Chase, R ^a   Hu, R ^a   Messenger, S L ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b El Centro   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia rickettsii; Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; ECTOPARASITE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TICK INFESTATIONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 84855728907     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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