Filariae of raccoons from Southeast Georgia

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 849-851

  Pung, O J ^a   Davis, P H ^a   Richardson, D J ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ARTICLE; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RACCOON; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DIPETALONEMA; DIPETALONEMA INFECTIONS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MANSONELLA; MANSONELLIASIS; MICROFILARIA; PARASITEMIA; PREVALENCE; RACCOONS; SKIN;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA; DIROFILARIA; FILARIA; FILARIOIDEA; MANSONELLA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0029826024     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283907     Document Type: Article

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