Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 319-327

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079020319

Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Three Dogs Naturally Infected with Borrelia spp.

Pavel Schánilec1, Kateřina Kybicová2, Carlos F. Agudelo1, František Treml3

1Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic,
2National Institute of Public Health, National Reference Laboratory of Lyme Borreliosis, Prague, Czech Republic,
3Department of Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic

Received March 30, 2009
Accepted December 3, 2009

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