Heartworm disease (dirofilaria immitis) and their vectors in Europe - new distribution trends

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 JUN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Morchón, Rodrigo ^a   Carreton E ^b   Gonzalez Miguel J ^a   Mellado Hernandez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Cats; Dirofilaria immitis; Dogs; Europe; Heartworm disease; Prevalence; Vectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866417445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00196     Document Type: Review

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