Canine angiostrongylosis: An emerging disease in Europe

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-109

  Helm, Jenny R ^a   Morgan, Eric R ^b   Jackson, Mark W ^a   Wotton, Paul ^a   Bell, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; Cardiorespiratory; Coagulopathy; Metastrongyloid

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; METASTRONGYLOIDEA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SNAIL; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PROGNOSIS; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 77951978447     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00494.x     Document Type: Review

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