Prevalence of naturally occurring Dirofilaria immitis infection among nondomestic cats housed in an area in which heartworms are endemic

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-143

  Atkins, Clarke ^a   Moresco, Anneke ^b,d   Litster, Annette ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carnivore Preservation Trust   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; IMMUNOASSAY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FELIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 22244446809     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.139     Document Type: Review

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