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Identificación morfológica y molecular de filarías caninas en una comuna semi-rural de la Región Metropolitana, Chile
1 Jun 2012
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INTRODUCTION: To date, there has been no definitive confirmation of the presence of zoonotic dirofilariasis in dogs in Chile. OBJECTIVES: To study the presence of dirofilarias in blood samples from dogs collected in a semi-rural district near Santiago and to compare their frequency in dogs with and without dermatological manifestations. METHODS: We examined 100 blood samples for dog filariae infections using...
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