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Open AccessCorrection to: Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia
Since publication of the original version of this article [1], it has been flagged that unfortunately there is an error in dosage units in the Discussion section, in the sentence “For example a microfilaricide, e...
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Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs is considered endemic in Australia, but the clinical heartworm disease caused by the heartworm is rare and prevalence is low. The mainstream prevention of the heartworm is ...
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The intracellular protozoal parasite Theileria orientalis has rapidly spread across South-eastern Australia, substantially impacting local cattle industries since 2006. Haemaphysalis longicornis appears to be a b...
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Theileria are blood-borne intracellular protozoal parasites belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Previously considered a benign parasite in Australia, outbreaks of clinical disease res...
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HCSD unit development process: Step-wise process improvement
Hughes Canada has been involved with the development of the Canadian Automated Air Traffic Control System (CAATS) software since 1993. The program, originally estimated to be over a million lines of Ada code, ...
