Prevalence of Babesia and Anaplasma in ticks infesting dogs in Great Britain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 18-23

  Smith, Faith D ^a   Wall, Lauren Ellse Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Babesia; Dogs; Great Britain; Ixodes; Pathogen; Tick

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA 18S;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA VENATORUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EHRLICHIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IXODES; IXODES CANISUGA; IXODES HEXAGONUS; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TICK INFESTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODES; IXODES CANISUGA; IXODES HEXAGONUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA;

ANAPLASMA; BABESIA; DOGS; GREAT BRITAIN; IXODES; PATHOGEN; TICK;

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALS; BABESIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GREAT BRITAIN; PREVALENCE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 84885472338     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.026     Document Type: Article

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