Parasitological, Serological and Molecular Study of Dirofilaria immitis in Domestic Dogs, Southeastern Iran

Background: Dirofilariasis is a serious and potentially deadly condition in dogs and one of the zoonotic filarial infections, which inadvertently affects the humans. The objectives of this study were to determine the seroprevalence and the molecular identity of dirofilariasis in Kerman Province, so...

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Main Authors: Mehdi BAMOROVAT, Iraj SHARIFI, Majid FASIHI HARANDI, Saeed NASIBI, Balal SADEGHI, Javad KHEDRI, Mohammad Ali MOHAMMADI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1632