Autochthonous Dirofilaria repens in Austria

Abstract Background In Europe animal and human infections due to Dirofilaria repens are increasing. Findings In a nationwide screening for filarioid parasites in Austria, 7,632 mosquitoes were collected from June till October 2012 and divided into 437 pools according to same trapping date and sight...

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Main Authors: Katja Silbermayr, Barbara Eigner, Anja Joachim, Georg G Duscher, Bernhard Seidel, Franz Allerberger, Alexander Indra, Peter Hufnagl, Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-226