Dirofilaria immitis: An emerging parasite in dogs, red foxes and golden jackals in hungary

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 339-342

  Tolnai, Z ^a   Szell Z ^a   Sproch, Á ^a   Szeredi, L ^a   Sreter T ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Distribution; Dog; Golden jackal; Heartworm; Prevalence; Red fox

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANIS AUREUS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUNGARY; JACKAL; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VULPES VULPES; WILD ANIMAL;

CANIDAE; CANIS AUREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISTRIBUTION; DOG; GOLDEN JACKAL; HEARTWORM; PREVALENCE; RED FOX;

ANIMALS; CANIDAE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOXES; HUNGARY; JACKALS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 84901623038     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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