Effects of doxycycline on early infections of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-367

  McCall, J W ^a   Kramer, L ^b   Genchi, C ^c   Guerrero, J ^d   Dzimianski, M T ^a   Supakorndej, P ^a   Mansour, A ^e   McCall, S D ^e   Supakorndej, N ^e   Grandi, G ^b   Carson, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e TRS Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine heartworm; Dirofilaria immitis; Doxycycline; Heartworm prevention; Heartworm transmission; Macrocyclic lactone resistance; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MALE; MICROFILARIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

BRUGIA PAHANGI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS; RODENTIA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 79952899157     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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