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First detection of Crenosoma vulpis in Red Foxes Vulpes vulpes in Western Poland Cover

First detection of Crenosoma vulpis in Red Foxes Vulpes vulpes in Western Poland

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 76
Submitted on: Oct 11, 2024
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Accepted on: Mar 24, 2025
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Published on: May 24, 2025
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