Public health issues concerning the widespread distribution of canine heartworm disease

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 168-173

  Lee, Alice C Y ^a   Montgomery, Susan P ^b   Theis, Jerold H ^c   Blagburn, Byron L ^d   Eberhard, Mark L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77949485808     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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