Efficacy of moxidectin for the prevention of adult heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs

Parassitologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-141

  Genchi, Claudio ^a   Poglayen, G ^b   Kramer, L H ^c   Venco, L ^d   Agostini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d Clinica Veterinaria Clnica di Pavia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Moxidectin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; ITALY; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PREVALENCE; SAFETY;

EID: 0035468068     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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