In-clinic laboratory diagnosis of canine babesiosis (Babesia canis canis) for veterinary practitioners in Central Europe

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-94

  Kirtz, G ^a   Leschnik, M ^b   Hooijberg, E ^a   Tichy, A ^b   Leidinger, E ^a  

^a INVITRO   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Climate conditions; Dog; Haematological abnormalities

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; DERMACENTOR; DOG; DOG DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SEASON; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIOSIS; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARASITEMIA; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SEASONS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84860594241     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1623628     Document Type: Article

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