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Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal

Dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) is a zoonosis, considered an endemic disease of dogs and cats in several countries of Western Europe, including Portugal. This study assesses the levels of D. immitis exposure in humans from Northern Portugal, to which end, 668 inhabitants of...

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Autores principales: Fontes-Sousa, A. P., Silvestre-Ferreira, A. C., Carretón, E., Esteves-Guimarães, J., Maia-Rocha, C., Oliveira, P., Lobo, L., Morchón, R., Araújo, F., Simón, F., Montoya-Alonso, J. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6805740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31793429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268819001687