Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) detected in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in urban Melbourne

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-154

  Marks, C A ^a   Bloomfield, T E ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD FILTRATION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOX; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; URBAN AREA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CITIES; CULEX; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOXES; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032584689     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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