Preliminary study of the effects of preventive measures on the prevalence of Canine Leishmaniosis in a recently established focus in northern Italy

Veterinaria Italiana

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-161

  Cassini, Rudi ^a   Signorini, Manuela ^a   di Regalbono, Antonio Frangipane ^a   Natale, Alda ^b   Montarsi, Fabrizio ^b   Zanaica, Mauro ^c   Brichese, Michele ^d   Simonato, Giulia ^a   Borgato, Serena ^e   Babiker, Amira ^b   Pietrobelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^d Segreteria Lavori Pubblici e Protezione Civile Calle Priuli   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canine Leishmaniosis; Dog; Italy; Leishmania infantum; Preventive measures; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 84880802601     PISSN: 0505401X     EISSN: 18281427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12834/VetIt.2013.492.157.161     Document Type: Article

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