Publications by authors named "Kathy Keil"
Objective: The present study was designed to identify tick species and determine prevalence of infection in ticks obtained from companion animals in British Columbia.
Animals And Samples: Ticks were submitted by British Columbia veterinarians from client-owned companion animals over a 31-month period.
Procedure: Each tick was identified and PCR testing for undertaken on all species identified by the Zoonotic Diseases and Emerging Pathogens Section of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC PHL).