Heartworm and Wolbachia: Therapeutic implications

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-214

  McCall, J W ^a   Genchi, C ^b   Kramer, L ^c   Guerrero, J ^d   Dzimianski, M T ^a   Supakorndej, P ^a   Mansour, A M ^e   McCall, S D ^e   Supakorndej, N ^e   Grandi, G ^e   Carson, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Sezione di Patologia Generale Veterinaria e Parassitologia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e TRS Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine heartworm; Dirofilaria immitis; Doxycycline; Ivermectin; Melarsomine dihydrochloride; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; HEARTGARD PLUS; IMMITICIDE; IVERMECTIN; IVERMECTIN PLUS PYRANTEL EMBONATE; MELARSAMINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; URINALYSIS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; ARSENICALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MICROFILARIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; WOLBACHIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 49149086897     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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