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Species diversity of dermal microfilariae of the genus <i>Cercopithifilaria</i> infesting dogs in the Mediterranean region
23 Aug 2012
Abstract excerpt
Following the recent description of microfilariae of a Cercopithifilaria sp. in a dog from Sicily, Italy, (herein after referred to as Cercopithifilaria sp. I), numerous skin samples were collected from dogs in the Mediterranean region. In addition to Cercopithifilaria sp. I (185·7 ± 7·2 μm long), microfilariae of 2 other species were identified, namely Cercopithifilaria grassii (651·7 ± 23·6 μm long) and a yet...
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