Canine and feline vector-borne diseases in Italy: Current situation and perspectives

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Otranto, Domenico ^a   Dantas Torres, Filipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; INSECTICIDE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTHROPOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CAT; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; FLEA; HELMINTH; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PROTOZOON; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RISK REDUCTION; SUMMER; TICK; ZOONOSIS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FELIDAE; IXODIDA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERMES;

EID: 76749153508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-3-2     Document Type: Review

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