Journal: BMC Veterinary Research
Article Title: Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases of dogs in North-west New South Wales and the Northern Territory, Australia
doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1169-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: Exposure variables against microbial result. Frequency table representing the variables of gender, sterilisation status, breed type, age, body condition, PCV and platelet count against Anaplasma platys, Babesia vogeli, Candidatus M. haematoparvum and Mycoplasma haemocanis qPCR positive results, and seropositivity to C. burnetii, Bartonella spp. and Brucella spp.
Article Snippet: Following negative results for commercial PCR testing for Bartonella spp. (IDEXX laboratories, Sacramento), 40 additional fresh blood samples sourced from Yuelamu, Laramba and Alyuen collected from dogs in August 2014 were shipped to the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, USA for Bartonella testing.
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