Emerging risk of Dirofilaria spp. infection in Northeastern Europe: high prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in sled dog kennels from the Baltic countries
Abstract Dirofilariasis is a fast-spreading disease of dogs and humans in Europe. We investigated whether Dirofilaria spp. have spread northwards in Europe, invading the Baltic countries. Altogether, 424 blood samples were collected from eight countries in the period 2017–2019, including 227 samples...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80208-1 |