Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Year:
2009
Volume:
8
Issue:
2
Page No.
251 - 254
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Dogs of Animal Control Centers from Mexicali, Baja California: A Mexico-US Border City
Authors :
Luis Tinoco-Gracia ,
Hector Quiroz-Romero ,
Maria Teresa Quintero-Martinez ,
Tomas Benjamin Renteria-Evangelista ,
Alberto Barreras-Serrano ,
Sawako Hori-Oshima ,
Gilberto Lopez-Valencia ,
Alma Rossana Tamayo-Sosa ,
Gerardo Medina-Basulto ,
Paulina Haro-Alvarez ,
Manuel Moro
and
Javier Vinasco
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