Spatial and temporal transmission risk of Dirofilaria immitis in Argentina

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1463-1472

  Vezzani, Darío ^a   Carbajo, Aníbal E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Canine heartworm; Dirofilaria immitis; Mosquitoes; Seasonal transmission model; South America; Temperature; Transmission risk

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; MOSQUITO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 33751258590     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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