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Subcutaneous dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria repens): an infection spreading throughout the old world
BACKGROUND: Two main Dirofilaria species infect dogs: D. immitis and D. repens. While D. immitis has a worldwide distribution, D. repens is currently found only in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Adult D. repens are located in subcutaneous tissues of natural hosts where they survive for long periods of ti...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29143643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2434-8 |