Ocular thelaziosis in dogs, France

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1943-1945

  Ruytoor, Perrine ^a   Déan, Eric ^b   Pennant, Olivier ^b   Dorchies, Philippe ^c   Chermette, René ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^d   Guillot, Jacques ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CAT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FRANCE; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; THELAZIA; THELAZIA CALIFORNIENSIS; THELAZIA CALLIPAEDA; THELAZIASIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FRANCE; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; THELAZIOIDEA;

EID: 78649582883     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1612.100872     Document Type: Article

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