Autochthonous Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs in The Netherlands

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  van Doorn, Deborah C K ^a   van de Sande, Angelique H ^a   Nijsse, E Rolf ^a   Eysker, Maarten ^a   Ploeger, Harm W ^a  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; Autochthonous infection; Dog; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ARTICLE; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; LARVA; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67349224658     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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