Molecular detection of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs and mosquitoes in Tabasco, Mexico
Dirofilaria immitis is a filarial nematode that causes heartworm disease in domestic as well as wild canines and felines; and cutaneous or pulmonary infections in humans. The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of D. immitis in domestic dogs in Tabasco, Mexico and to assay mosquitoes temporally and spatially associated with dogs for evidence of infection.
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
Subjects: | info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/DIROFILARIA IMMITIS, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/DOG, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/MEXICO, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/MOSQUITO, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ONCHOCERCIDAE, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2, |
Online Access: | http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/1541 |
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Summary: | Dirofilaria immitis is a filarial nematode that causes heartworm disease in domestic as well as wild canines and felines; and cutaneous or pulmonary infections in humans. The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of D. immitis in domestic dogs in Tabasco, Mexico and to assay mosquitoes temporally and spatially associated with dogs for evidence of infection. |
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