Table 3 |
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Vector-borne helminths affecting dogs in Brazil. |
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Agent |
Vector(s) |
Distribution a |
Zoonotic potential |
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Acanthocheilonema reconditum |
Ctenocephalides spp., Heterodoxus spiniger, Trichodectes canis |
Center-West, Northeast, South, Southeast |
Yes (but low) |
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Dipylidium caninum |
Ctenocephalides spp., H. spiniger, T. canis |
Center-West, North, Northeast, South, Southeast |
Yes |
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Dirofilaria immitis |
Aedes spp., Culex spp. |
Center-West, North, Northeast, South, Southeast |
Yes |
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a Includes some reports not formally published. |
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