Seroprevalence of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Around the Aegean Cost of Turkey
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[1] This study was financially supported by Adnan Menderes University Research Fund (BAP-Project Number VTF-04002) [2] This study was approved by Adnan Menderes University Ethics Committee with no. B.30.2.ADU.0.00.00/124 HEK/2005/0011 * Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Adnan Menderes, 09016, Aydin TURKEY ** Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ege, 35100, Izmir TURKEY *** Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Adnan Menderes, 09016, Aydin TURKEY
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