Bernese More Prone To Bacteria That Causes Lyme Disease
May 17, 2010
More than half of the 160 Bernese mountain dogs examined by researchers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, tested positive for the spiral-shaped bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, compared with only 15 percent of the 62 control dogs, which were not of Bernese descent but of comparable size and coat length. Using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)… Continue reading...