Detection of Cercopithifilaria bainae infection in shelter dogs and ticks in Oklahoma, USA
Abstract Background Cercopithifilaria bainae is a filarioid nematode of dogs. Infection with the parasite was not reported in the USA until 2017, when a dog with skin lesions in Florida was diagnosed. Brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), are the purported tick vectors, and are wid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04089-z |