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Key factors influencing canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in the United States

An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council's (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of disease, as identified in a recent CAPC workshop, are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/610229
Date January 2012
CreatorsBrown, Heidi, Harrington, Laura, Kaufman, Phillip, McKay, Tanja, Bowman, Dwight, Nelson, C., Wang, Dongmei, Lund, Robert
ContributorsSchool of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, 72467, USA, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA, Animal Medical Center, Anniston, AL, 36201, USA, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634-0975, USA
PublisherBioMed Central
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2012 Brown et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
Relationhttp://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/245

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