First finding of Dirofilaria repens in a natural population of Aedes albopictus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 448-451

  Cancrini, G ^a   Romi, R ^b   Gabrielli, S ^a   Toma, L ^b   Di Paolo, M ^c   Scaramozzino, P ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim R   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Canine subcutaneous dirofilariasis; D. repens; Dirofilaria immitis; Dog heartworm; Filaria vector; Filariasis; Fiumicino; Infective larva; Invasive mosquito; Italy; Molecular diagnostics; Natural vector

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH DNA;

DISEASE VECTOR; FILARIASIS; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ITALY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIUMICINO; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FILARIA; ONCHOCERCIDAE; SPIRURIDA; VERMES;

EID: 1842582771     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2003.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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