… Heartworm disease is a parasitic infection caused by Dirofilaria immitis in canine and feline
populations worldwide. The adult worm lives in the pulmonary arteries where mature …

… cardiac troponin T were undetectable in all dogs studied while levels of cardiac troponin I
were higher in dogs infected with Dirofilaria immitis. In healthy dogs, levels of myoglobin and D-…

… in areas of Brazil is warranted and that reliable clinical signs of heartworm infection in dogs
… of canine heartworm infection at different sites in the coastal area of Brazil as well as dog-…

… immitis infections than the microtiter plate ELISA antigen tests in this study. In particular,
30.3% of dogs negative for microfilaria using the Knott’s test in a previous study [10] reverted to a …

… Dirofilaria immitis is a zoonotic infection transmitted by various mosquito species and
generally resides in the pulmonary arteries and the right ventricle of the heart of dogs and other …

… heartworm infection, ie, infection with adult Dirofilaria immitis … in dogs with prepatent infection,
unisexual heartworm infection, … of adult heartworms, and an immune-mediated infection. In …

… This document focuses primarily on procedures and largely omits discussion of the better
known pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical features of heartworm disease in dogs …

… the risk of heartworm infection among domestic dogs in Ontario. … association with heartworm
infection risk in dogs were … current study population: average dog age, human population …

… A total of 240 dogs were examined for the presence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in a local
… Post-mortem, examination of 240 dogs revealed Dirofilaria immitis in the right ventricle of …

… distribution of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs. Plasma samples were collected from 458 stray
dogs hosted in shelters in 8 counties and tested serologically for the presence of heartworm. In …