Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) and Their Vectors in Europe – New Distribution Trends
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Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) and Their Vectors in Europe – New Distribution Trends
Cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis is a cosmopolitan disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, which affects mainly canids and felids. Moreover, it causes zoonotic infections, producing pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans. Heartworm disease is a vector-borne transmitted disease, thus transmission depends on the presence of competent mosquito species, which is directly related to favorable climate condi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Physiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1664-042X
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00196