Siphonaptera (Pulicidae) in dogs and cats of Colombia: Clinical and epidemiological aspects

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 353-357

  Cañón Franco, William Alberto ^a   Pérez Bedoya, José Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Ectoparasites; Flea control; Pets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FLEA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PULEX IRRITANS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIPHONAPTERA; URBAN AREA; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLOMBIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLEA INFESTATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SIPHONAPTERA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIDAE; PULEX IRRITANS; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

EID: 77957784756     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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