Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), a definitive host for Dirofilaria immitis

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-201

  Matsuda, Kiku ^a   Baek, Byeong Kirl ^a   Lim, Chae Woong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Definitive host; Dirofilaria immitis; Eurasian otter; Heartworm; Lutra lutra

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; OTTERS;

EID: 0642344876     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2003)034[0200:EOLLAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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