Seroprevalence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in dogs in Bahia, Brazil

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-84

  Oliveira Lavinsky, Manuella ^a   Said, Roueda Abou ^a   Strenzel, Gil Marcelo Reuss ^a   Langoni, Helio ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine; Leptospirosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; ZOONOSIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA; RATTUS;

EID: 84863869918     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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