Autochthonous Dirofilaria immitis infection in a ferret with aberrant larval migration in Europe

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 393-396

  Molnar V ^a   Pazar P ^a   Rigo D ^b   Mathe D ^c   Fok, É ^a   Glavits R ^b   Vajdovich, P ^a   Jacso O ^a   Balogh, L ^d   Sos E ^e  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c Mediso Medical Imaging Systems Ltd   (Hungary)

^d National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene Budapest   (Hungary)

^e Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EUROPE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FERRET; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EUROPE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERRETS; LARVA; MALE;

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 77954484986     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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