Prevalence of the Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-169

  Bolio Gonzalez, M E ^a   Rodriguez Vivas, R I ^a   Sauri Arceo, C H ^a   Gutierrez Blanco, E ^a   Ortega Pacheco, A ^a   Colin Flores, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Mexico; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENDER; HOST; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KNOTT METHOD; MALE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE; THICK DROP METHOD; WORM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 34547258780     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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