Mosquito Frequency and Feeding Habits in an Enzootic Canine Dirofilariasis Area in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heartworm, a chronic fatal mosquito-borne canine disease, is frequently diagnosed in dogs from the State of Rio de Janeiro, where its prevalence is 29.7% in the city of Niterói. Nevertheless it is rarely detected in cats (0.8%) from the same state. Dogs are the primary source of infection to mosquit...
Main Authors: | Labarthe Norma, Serrão Maria Lúcia, Fontenele Melo Yuri, Oliveira Sebastião José de, Lourenço-de-Oliveira Ricardo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1998-01-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000200002 |
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