Heat treatment prior to testing allows detection of antigen of Dirofilaria immitis in feline serum
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- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 7 (1) , 1
Abstract
Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection in cats is complicated by the difficulty associated with reliable detection of antigen in feline blood and serum samples.Keywords
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