Seroprevalence of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in roe deer (Capreolus Capreolus) from Northwestern Spain

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 660-665

  Pato, Francisco J ^a   Panadero, Rosario ^a   Vázquez, Luis ^a   López, Ceferino M ^a   Díaz, Pablo ^a   Vázquez, Esther ^a   Díez Baños, Pablo ^a   Morrondo, Patrocinio ^a   Fernández, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Capreolus capreolus; Ixodidae; Roe deer; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DEER; LYME DISEASE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 84884223160     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2012-0240R2.1     Document Type: Article

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