An endemic area of Dirofilaria immitis seropositive dogs at the eastern foothills of Mt Olympus, Northern Greece

Helminthologia

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-7

  Lefkaditis, M ^a,b   Koukeri, S ^b   Cozma, V ^c  

^a Veterinary Faculty   (Greece)

^b Veterinary Clinic   (Greece)

^c University of Veterinary Medicine   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 76649100433     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-010-0001-3     Document Type: Article

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