Risk factors for canine infectious respiratory disease complex and the pathogens associated with the disease

Zenhwa Ouyang1, Daniel Joffe1, J Scott Weese1

  • 1Department of Population Medicine (Ouyang, Bernardo, Poljak) and Department of Pathobiology (Weese), University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; VCA Canada, Calgary, Alberta (Joffe); Merck Animal Health, Kirkland, Quebec (Porter); Vet et Nous Hopital Veterinaire St-Eustache Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache, Quebec (Villemaire, Cardin); VCA Canada Island Animal Hospital, Nanaimo, British Columbia (Langelier); VCA Canada Blue Cross Animal Hospital, Sarnia, Ontario (Mcgill-Worsley); VCA Canada O'Sullivan Animal Hospital, Barrie, Ontario (Prost).

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