Case clusters of leproid granulomas in foxhounds in New Zealand and Australia

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Smits, Bronwyn ^a   Willis, Richard ^b   Malik, Richard ^c   Studdert, Virginia ^d   Collins, Desmond M ^e   Kawakami, Pamela ^e   Graham, Duncan ^f   Fyfe, Janet A ^g  

^a Gribbles Veterinary   (New Zealand)

^b Cambridge Veterinary Services   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^f Animal Dermatology NZ   (New Zealand)

^g VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GRANULOMA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GRANULOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 84869043756     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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