Hasan ERDOĞAN, Selin HACILARLIOĞLU, Serkan BAKIRCI, Tülin KARAGENÇ, Onur KÖSE, Hüseyin Bilgin BİLGİÇ

Molecular and seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in West Anatolia, Turkey

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