Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Ixodida, Ixodidae) as intermediate host of a canine neglected filarial species with dermal microfilariae

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 330-337

  Brianti, E ^a   Otranto, D ^b   Dantas Torres, F ^b   Weigl, S ^b   Latrofa, M S ^b   Gaglio, G ^a   Napoli, E ^a   Brucato, G ^a   Cauquil, L ^c   Giannetto, S ^a   Bain, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Canine filarioids; Cercopithifilaria bainae; Cercopithifilaria grassii; Cercopithifilaria sp.; Dermal microfilariae; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERCOPITHIFILARIA; DERMIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISSECTION; DOG; FILARIOIDEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROFILARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICROFILARIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SICILY; SKIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERCOPITHIFILARIA; FILARIOIDEA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 83255176896     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.031     Document Type: Article

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