Prevalence of canine dirofilariosis in the City of Buenos Aires and its outskirts (Argentina)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 261-264

  Rosa, A ^a   Ribicich, M ^a   Betti, A ^a   Kistermann, J C ^a   Cardillo, N ^a   Basso, N ^a   Hallu, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dirofilaria immitis; Dogs; Epidemiology; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 0037064625     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00286-8     Document Type: Article

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