Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Hatay province, Turkey

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-260

  Yaman, M ^a   Guzel, M ^a   Koltas, I S ^b   Demirkazik, M ^b   Aktas, H ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERIODICTYON; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 70350451575     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X08198832     Document Type: Article

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