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First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal

BACKGROUND: Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2, through dissection. This study was carried out to...

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Autores principales: Ferreira, Cátia Alexandra Costa, de Pinho Mixão, Verónica, Novo, Maria Teresa Lourenço Marques, Calado, Maria Manuela Palmeiro, Gonçalves, Luzia Augusta Pires, Belo, Silvana Maria Duarte, de Almeida, António Paulo Gouveia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0760-2