Canine microfilaraemia in some regions of Iran

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonotic parasites which affect mainly dogs and humans worldwide. In Iran, information about the distribution of those nematodes is scant in several regions. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of these filarial pa...

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Main Authors: Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Fateme Manshori-Ghaishghorshagh, Mohammad Ramezani, Hassan Nayebzadeh, Mohammad Bagher Ahoo, Ahdieh Eslamian, Minoo Soltani, Shahram Jamshidi, Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Fatemeh Jalousian, Alireza Sazmand, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05209-7