Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum, filariae and Wolbachia spp. in dogs from southern Portugal

BACKGROUND: Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis caused by the nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonoses widely present in the Mediterranean basin. In addition, some studies reported that the endosymbiont Wolbachia spp. play...

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Main Author: Maia, Carla (author)
Other Authors: Altet, Laura (author), Serrano, Lorena (author), Cristovão, José Manuel (author), Tabar, Maria Dolores (author), Francino, Olga (author), Cardoso, Luís (author), Campino, Lenea (author), Roura, Xavier (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Dogs
Dirofilaria immitis
Leishmania infantum
Portugal
Wolbachia spp
Genetics
Parasitology
Microbiology
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/36619
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/36619

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/36619

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