Insecticide/acaricide resistance in fleas and ticks infesting dogs and cats
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Ixodid ticks, fleas and lice infesting dogs and cats in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasites & Vectors
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-8