Prevalence and epidemiological aspects of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Kayseri Province, Turkey

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-363

  Yildirim, A ^a   Ica, A ^a   Atalay, O ^a   Duzlu, O ^a   Inci, A ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilariosis; Dogs; Prevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 34147173800     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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