Effects of doxycycline on heartworm embryogenesis, transmission, circulating microfilaria, and adult worms in microfilaremic dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 5-13

  McCall, J W ^a   Kramer, L ^b   Genchi, C ^c   Guerrero, J ^d   Dzimianski, M T ^a   Mansour, A ^e   McCall, S D ^e   Carson, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e TRS Labs Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen; Dirofilaria immitis; Doxycycline; Microfilariae; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DOXYCYCLINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEAGLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIAL COUNT; MICROFILARIASIS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION; WOLBACHIA; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DOG DISEASES; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MICROFILARIA;

EID: 84919476763     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.09.023     Document Type: Article

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