Serological survey of dogs from Egypt for antibodies to Leishmania species

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 170-171

  Rosypal, Alexa C ^a   Bowman, Shañae S ^a   Epps, Samuel A ^a   El Behairy, A M ^b   Hilali, M ^b   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN K39; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; MAMMAL; PARASITIC DISEASE; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEYING;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; DOG; EGYPT; FEMALE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEISHMANIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EGYPT; FEMALE; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT];

EID: 84873648757     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3242.1     Document Type: Review

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