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Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2717-8

Published Online: 2018-03-20

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Attipa, Charalampos

Solano-Gallego, Laia

Papasouliotis, Kostas

Soutter, Francesca

Morris, David

Helps, Chris

Carver, Scott

Tasker, Séverine
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Bayer (CVBD)

Langford Vets

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/1015655/1)
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Article History

Received: 15 November 2017

Accepted: 15 February 2018

First Online: 20 March 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study was ethically approved by the University of Bristol’s Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board (Veterinary Investigation number: 15/022) as well as the Royal Veterinary Collage’s Ethics and Welfare Committee (Veterinary Investigation number: 20141292). All procedures were performed in accordance with Cypriot legislation [The Dogs LAW, N. 184 (I)/2002] following written and informed consent being obtained from all dog owners.

: Not applicable.

: DM, ST, KP and CH work for the Diagnostic Laboratories, Langford Vets, University of Bristol. The Laboratories provide a range of commercial diagnostic services including PCR and qPCR testing for VBPs and ELISA testing forLeishmaniaspp. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest.

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