Babesiosis in dogs and cats-Expanding parasitological and clinical spectra

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-60

  Solano Gallego, Laia ^a   Baneth, Gad ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Babesia; Dog and cat; Theileria

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ATOVAQUONE PLUS AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE; PRIMAQUINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CATI; BABESIA CONRADAE; BABESIA FELIS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIA ROSSI; BABESIA VOGELI; BABESIOSIS; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC TRAIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAUNDICE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPECIES HABITAT; THEILERIA; TICK; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPE;

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CONRADAE; BABESIA FELIS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIA ROSSI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; IXODIDA; THEILERIA;

EID: 84860390032     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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