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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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Autores principales: Genchi, Claudio, Kramer, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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