Evidences of increasing risk of dirofilarioses in southern Italy

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1357-1361

  Giangaspero, A ^a   Marangi, M ^a   Latrofa, M S ^b   Martinelli, D ^a   Traversa, D ^c   Otranto, D ^b   Genchi, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME OXIDASE SUBUNIT 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; INFESTATION; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; ITALY; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FILARIOIDEA;

EID: 84876669516     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3206-1     Document Type: Article

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