Potential Vectors of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) in Itacoatiara, Oceanic Region of Niterói Municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-432

  Labarthe, Norma ^a   Serrão, Maria Lúcia ^b   Melo, Yuri Fontenele ^a   De Oliveira, Sebastião José ^b   Lourenço de Oliveira, Ricardo ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworm; Mosquitoes; Potential vector

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MALPIGHIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CLASSIFICATION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATS; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0032109164     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000400001     Document Type: Article

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