Focus of canine heartworm disease in Marajó Island, North of Brazil: A risk factor for human health;Focos de dirofilariose canina na Ilha do Marajó: Um fator de risco para a saúde humana

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-336

  Garcez, Lourdes Maria ^a,d   De Souza, Nazaré Fonseca ^c   Mota, Eduardo Ferreira ^a,b   Dickson, Luís Antonio Jerônimo ^a,b   Abreu, Wandercleyson Uchoa ^c   Cavalcanti, Vânia De Fátima Do Nascimento ^c   Gomes, Patrick Abdala Fonseca ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^b Centro Universitario Do Para   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d MS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Human pulmonary dirofilariasis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 33749260374     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: 00378682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822006000400003     Document Type: Article

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