Current prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs, cats and humans from the island of Gran Canaria, Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 291-294

  Montoya Alonso, J A ^a   Carreton E ^a   Corbera, J A ^a   Juste, M C ^a   Mellado, I ^b   Morchon R ^b   Simon F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canine population; Dirofilaria immitis; Feline population; Gran Canaria; Heartworm; Human population; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLIMATE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 79952900990     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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