The importance of canine leishmaniosis in non-endemic areas, with special emphasis on the situation in Germany;Die Bedeutung der kaninen Leishmaniose in nicht endemischen Gebieten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Situation in Deutschland

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 434-442

  Mencke, Norbert ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniosis; Germany; Human visceral leishmaniosis; Leishmania infantum; Non endemic regions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS MASCITTII; PHLEBOTOMUS PERNICIOSUS;

ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EUROPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PSYCHODIDAE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84858177425     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2476/0005-9466-124-444     Document Type: Review

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