To the detection of the trematode mesocercariae Alaria alata in the blood of domestic dogs and cats

Blood samples taken from 2128 domestic dogs and 543 cats in Moscow and the Moscow Region were studied by the concentration method using distilled water. The studies revealed the infestation with the mesocercariae Alaria alata in 1.9% of the dogs and in 1.I1% of the cats. A method was first developed...

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Published in:	Meditsinskaia parazitologiia i parazitarnye bolezni no. 4; p. 48
Main Authors:	Iastreb, V B, Gorokhov, V V, Shestakov, A M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 01-10-2005
Subjects:	Animals Cat Diseases - blood Cat Diseases - diagnosis Cat Diseases - prevention & control Cats Disease Reservoirs - veterinary Dog Diseases - blood Dog Diseases - diagnosis Dog Diseases - prevention & control Dogs Housing, Animal Parasite Egg Count - methods Russia Seasons Trematoda - growth & development Trematoda - isolation & purification Trematode Infections - blood Trematode Infections - diagnosis Trematode Infections - prevention & control Trematode Infections - veterinary Water Russia
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Summary:	Blood samples taken from 2128 domestic dogs and 543 cats in Moscow and the Moscow Region were studied by the concentration method using distilled water. The studies revealed the infestation with the mesocercariae Alaria alata in 1.9% of the dogs and in 1.I1% of the cats. A method was first developed for the life-time diagnosis of alariasis in definitive and reserve hosts.
ISSN:	0025-8326