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Periodicity of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae in a dog from Muheza district, Tanzania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Y. G. Matola
Y. G. Matola
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Amani Medical Research Centre, P.O. Box 4, Amani, Tanzania
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Abstract

Dirofilaria immitis (the dog heartworm) microfilarial periodicity was determined hourly for five days in an infected dog from Kambai village in Muheza district Tanzania. Maximal microfilarial counts were found at 1100 h and minimal at 2200 h. This finding represents the first record of D. immitis microfilarial periodicity in Tanzania.

Keywords

Dirofilaria immitisperiodicitydogTanzania
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 76 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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