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KMID : 0425120130510030375
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2013 Volume.51 No. 3 p.375 ~ p.377
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Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs in Shenyang, Northeastern China
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Liu Chengwu
Yang Na
He Jianbin
Yang Min
Sun Ming
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Abstract
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In the present study, we first report the seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 528 randomly selected dogs were examined for D. immitis antigen using SNAP®4Dx test kit; 12.7% tested showed seropositive. No significant difference of infection was observed in different genders and breeds (P>0.05), but the difference was significant in different age groups and rearing conditions (P<0.05). The result suggested that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in dogs is high in Shenyang, and should be given attention.
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KEYWORD
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Dirofilaria immitis, seroprevalence, dog, SNAP®4Dx test kit
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