Survey of canine heartworm in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Survey of canine heartworm in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Six hundred and eleven random-source dogs (338 male, 273 female) one year of age or older, from six sections of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, were examined antemortem for circulating microfilariae Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum adult heartworm (D. immitis) antigen, and examined po...

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Main Authors: Leucio Câmara Alves, Leila Vânia de Almeida Silva, Maria Aparecida da Gloria Faustino, John Wilson McCall, Prasit Supakonderj, Norma Wolmer Labarthe, Milton Sanchez, Ortiz Caires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
dirofilariasis
Dirofilaria immitis
heartworm
Recife
Brazil
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