Seroepidemiologic survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection among domestic dogs in Taipei City and mountain aboriginal districts in Taiwan (1998-1999)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 113-120

  Fan, Chia Kwung ^a   Su, Kua Eyre ^b   Lin, Yun Ho ^a   Liao, Chien Wei ^c   Du, Wen Yuan ^b   Chiou, Hung Yi ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Seroepidemiologic survey; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035803024     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00511-8     Document Type: Article

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