Seroepidemiology of leptospirosis in dogs from rural and slum communities of Los Rios Region, Chile

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lelu, Maud ^a   Muñoz Zanzi, Claudia ^a,b   Higgins, Brooke ^a   Galloway, Renee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Canicola serogroup; Canine leptospirosis; Chile; Ecology epidemiology; Leptospira; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SEROTYPE; VETERINARY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POVERTY AREAS; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROGROUP; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84928654711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0341-9     Document Type: Article

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