A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis |
Byeon, Kang-Hyun
(Department of Parasitology, Kosin University College of Medicine)
Kim, Bong-Jin (Department of Parasitology, Kosin University College of Medicine) Kim, Sun-Mi (Department of Parasitology, Kosin University College of Medicine) Yu, Hak-Sun (Department of Parasitology, Pusan National University College of Medicine) Jeong, Hae-Jin (Department of Parasitology, Pusan National University College of Medicine) Ock, Mee-Sun (Department of Parasitology, Kosin University College of Medicine) |
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