Incidence of positive heartworm antibody and antigen tests at IDEXX Laboratories: Trends and potential impact on feline heartworm awareness and prevention

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-190

  Lorentzen, Leif ^a   Caola, Anthony E ^a  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Dirofilaria immitis; Feline heartworm; Heartworm associated respiratory disease (H.A.R.D.); Prevalence; Trends; United States

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; AWARENESS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 49149118029     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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