Prevalence of canine dirofilariasis in Taiwan

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Wu, Ching Cheng ^a   Fan, Ping Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0037342544     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2002150     Document Type: Article

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