Optimizing heartworm diagnosis in dogs using multiple test combinations
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Heartworm Disease in Dogs
The life cycle begins when a female mosquito bites an infected dog and ingests the microfilariae during a blood meal. The microfilariae develop further for 10 30 days in the mosquito's gut and then enter its mouthparts. At this stage, they are infective larvae and can complete their maturation when they enter a dog. The infective larvae enter the dog's body when the mosquito bites the dog. They...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasites & Vectors
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04715-4