Canine vector-borne disease in travelled dogs in Germany-A retrospective evaluation of laboratory data from the years 2004-2008

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Hamel, D ^a   Rohrig E ^a   Pfister, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canine vector borne disease; Epidemiology; Imported infections; Laboratory diagnostics; Travelling dogs

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BLOOD SMEAR; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GIEMSA STAIN; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GERMANY; INSECT VECTORS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 84860408553     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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