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Detection of Cercopithifilaria bainae infection in shelter dogs and ticks in Oklahoma, USA

BACKGROUND: Cercopithifilaria bainae is a filarioid nematode of dogs. Infection with the parasite was not reported in the USA until 2017, when a dog with skin lesions in Florida was diagnosed. Brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), are the purported tick vectors, and are widespread...

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Autores principales: Lineberry, Megan W., Sundstrom, Kellee D., Little, Susan E., Stayton, Erin M., Allen, Kelly E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32334624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04089-z