Dirofilarial infections in Europe

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1307-1317

  Genchi, Claudio ^a   Kramer, Laura H ^b   Rivasi, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Europe; Human Dirofilaria infection

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLIMATE; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA REPENS; NEMATODA;

EID: 80053635903     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0247     Document Type: Review

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