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Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum and its gastropod intermediate hosts along the rural–urban gradient in two cities in the United Kingdom, using real time PCR

BACKGROUND: Angiostrongylus vasorum is a highly pathogenic metastrongylid nematode affecting dogs, which uses gastropod molluscs as intermediate hosts. The geographical distribution of the parasite appears to be heterogeneous or patchy and understanding of the factors underlying this heterogeneity i...

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Autores principales: Aziz, Nor Azlina A., Daly, Elizabeth, Allen, Simon, Rowson, Ben, Greig, Carolyn, Forman, Dan, Morgan, Eric R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26830203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1338-3