Prevalence and risk factors for heartworm infection in cats from northern Florida

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 533-537

  Levy, Julie K ^a   Snyder, Patti S ^a   Taveres, Larissa M ^a   Hooks, Jennifer L ^a   Pegelow, Mike J ^a   Slater, Margaret R ^b   Hughes, Kathy L ^b   Salute, Marc E ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; VERMES;

EID: 22244451238     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0390533     Document Type: Article

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