Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, is a major parasitic threat for dogs and cats
around the world. Because of its impact on the health and welfare of companion animals …

Dirofilaria immitis, the ''inexorable dreaded threadworm,''remains the most serious parasitic
disease of the dog in North America. These worms are white and approximately a foot in …

A number of safe, effective, and convenient heartworm preventatives are currently available
for virtually all canine and feline pets. Yet, a 2001 survey of over 18,000 veterinary clinics in …

Abstract Background A recent American Heartworm Society (AHS) survey on the incidence
of adult heartworm infections in dogs in the United States of America showed a 21.7 …

Background Since the advent of ivermectin (along with melarsomine and doxycycline),
heartworm has come to be viewed as a solved problem in veterinary medicine, diminishing …

Infection with the intravascular parasite Dirofilaria immitis is an increasingly recognized
problem in domestic dogs and cats. Heartworm infection is preventable; however, once an …

In order to provide a background to current concerns relative to the possible resistance of
heartworms to macrocyclic lactones, this review summarizes various studies in which lack of …

Heartworm disease due to Dirofilaria immitis continues to cause severe disease and even
death in dogs and other animals in many parts of the world, even though safe, highly …

Prevention of heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis in domestic dogs and cats
relies on a single drug class, the macrocyclic lactones (MLs). Recently, it has been …

2005 Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of heartworm (Dirofilaria
immitis) infection in dogs Page 1 Guidelines 2005 Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and …