First evidence and molecular characterization of Babesia vogeli in naturally infected dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in southern France

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 187, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 399-407

  Rene M ^a   Chene J ^a   Beaufils, J P ^b   Valiente Moro, C ^c   Bourdoiseau, G ^a   Mavingui, P ^c   Chabanne, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Babesia vogeli; Dogs; Molecular identification; Phylogeny; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; IMIDOCARB; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA VOGELI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE SEQUENCE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; THEILERIA; THEILERIOSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; THEILERIA;

EID: 84862488255     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.01.030     Document Type: Article

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