Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Three Dogs Naturally Infected with Borrelia spp.
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Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Three Dogs Naturally Infected with Borrelia spp
The aim of this study was to present clinical and neurological signs, laboratory abnormalities, serologic and/or molecular findings in three dogs from the region of Brno in the Czech Republic. All dogs were naturally infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The evidence of borrelial infection was proved by serial blood sampling for IgM and IgG anti-borrelial antibodies or plasma PCR. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Brno
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0001-7213,1801-7576
DOI: 10.2754/avb201079020319