Canine filarial infections in north Taiwan

Acta Tropica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-120

  Wang, Lian Chen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dipetalonema reconditum; Dirofilaria immitis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIOIDEA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SERUM; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; DIPETALONEMA INFECTIONS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030819099     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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