Epidemiology of canine heartworm in its southern distribution limit in South America: Risk factors, inter-annual trend and spatial patterns

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 240-249

  Vezzani, Darío ^a,b   Carbajo, Aníbal E ^a,b   Fontanarrosa, María F ^c   Scodellaro, Carla F ^c,d   Basabe, Julia ^c   Cangiano, Griselda ^c   Eiras, Diego F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Laboratorio Diagnostico en Animales Pequenos Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dirofilaria immitis; Dogs; Heartworm prevalence; Nematodes; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOUTH AMERICA; TREND STUDY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 79952040151     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.046     Document Type: Article

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