Ixodid ticks on dogs in southern Mozambique

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 279-283

  Neves, L ^a   Afonso, Sonia ^a   Horak, I G ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dogs; Ixodid ticks; Maputo; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GEOGRAPHY; INFESTATION; MOZAMBIQUE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; TICK;

EID: 13844253561     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i4.231     Document Type: Article

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