Retrospective study on the presence and pathogenicity of Dirofilaria repens in 5 Dogs and 1 Cat from Aosta Vally

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 465-469

  Tarello, W ^a,b  

^a Studio Veterinario Spina   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Dermatitis; Dirofilaria repens; Dog; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE; IVERMECTIN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; THIACETARSAMIDE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; TRAVEL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT DISEASE; DERMATITIS; DIROFILARIA; DOG DISEASE; FILARIASIS; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATITIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; ITALY; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0642309639     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.145.10.465     Document Type: Article

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