Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 91-95

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281020091

Contribution to canine babesiosis in the Czech Republic

Jarmila Konvalinová1, Ivo Rudolf2, Silvie Šikutová2, Zdeněk Hubálek2, Vlasta Svobodová3, Miroslav Svoboda1

1Clinic of Dog and Cat Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
2Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Medical Zoology Laboratory, Valtice, Czech Republic
3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic

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