Key factors influencing canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in the United States
An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council's (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of disease, as identified in a recent CAPC workshop, are discussed.
Main Authors: | Brown, Heidi, Harrington, Laura, Kaufman, Phillip, McKay, Tanja, Bowman, Dwight, Nelson, C., Wang, Dongmei, Lund, Robert |
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Other Authors: | School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA |
Language: | en |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Online Access: | Brown et al. Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:245 http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/245 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610229 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610229 |
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