PREVALENCE, GENETIC ANALYSES, AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEARTWORM (DIROFILARIA IMMITIS) IN WILD COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) …

AM Aher, D Caudill, G Caudill… - Journal of Wildlife …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
We detected heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in 37.2% of 212 coyotes (Canis latrans) collected
from 28 counties in Florida, US, between February 2010 and April 2014. Adult coyotes had …

Subcutaneous dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis in a dog in Brazil: first report

WI Silva, ARD Gomes, MC Francisco… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
… on the presence of microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis causing … , presence of a diffuse
pyogranulomatous process was observed and, amidst the cellular material, microfilariae of Dirofilaria

Role of golden jackals (Canis aureus) as natural reservoirs of Dirofilaria spp. in Romania

AM Ionică, IA Matei, G D'Amico, AA Daskalaki… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are mosquito-transmitted zoonotic … the presence
of adult filarioid nematodes and blood samples from all animals were screened for the presence

Dirofilaria immitis antigenemia and microfilaremia in Iberian wolves and red foxes from Portugal

S Gomes-de-Sá, S Santos-Silva, AS Moreira… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode endemic in the … immitis, wild carnivores such
as wolves and foxes are … of the present investigation was to assess the presence of D. …

Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum: Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe

HP Fuehrer, S Morelli, MS Unterköfler, A Bajer… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
… dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, … examined for the presence
of Dirofilaria spp. Microfilariae … immitis infection in 21 (3.3%) animals, and both Dirofilaria

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and factors associated with Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs in Sertão Paraibano, Northeast Brazil

LA Soares, IC Matias, CG Silva… - Pesquisa Veterinária …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Dirofilaria immitis is a heart and large vessel parasite that mainly affects domestic dogs and
has shown a re-emerging zoonosis in recent years. The objective of this study was to …

Serological detection of antibodies to Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Ehrlichia canis and of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in dogs from Costa Rica

VM Montenegro, MC Bonilla, D Kaminsky… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
immitis. Finally there was a significant difference in the presence of clinical signs again
regarding the characteristics of a general positive test, as well as seropositivity to Anaplasma spp.…

Countrywide serological evaluation of canine prevalence for Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), Dirofilaria immitis and Ehrlichia canis in Mexico

R Movilla, C García, S Siebert, X Roura - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
… Seropositivity was a risk factor for the presence of clinical signs as follows: Anaplasma spp.
(… with the adult stages of the nematode Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, and …

[HTML][HTML] A cross sectional study on Dirofilaria immitis and Acanthocheilonema reconditum in sheepdogs in a western region in Iran

M Hoseini, F Jalousian, SH Hoseini… - Veterinary Research …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The distribution of canine filarioids depends on the presence of the vector, climate … the
presence of other canid populations that serve as reservoirs for these filarioids. Dirofilaria immitis

Is the European badger a new host for Dirofilaria immitis? The first records in Greece

G Markakis, G Sioutas, D Bitchava, A Komnenou… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
… the presence of three parasites in each animal’s right heart, morphologically identified as
adults of D. immitisimmitis and highlight the potential role of wildlife for companion animals and …