… canine dirofilariasis. The aim of the present study was to provide data on Dirofilaria immitis
in dogs, cats, … The prevalence in the feline population (33%) is higher than that of the canine …

… Cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis (heartworm) is a zoonotic vector borne disease caused by
Dirofilaria immitis which affects domestic dogs and cats. Two of the seven Canary Islands are …

… adult cats revealed the presence of heartworms in 4.9% of them, with serological evidence of
heartworm … The highest rates of infection in cats parallel the levels of endemicity in dogs [4]. …

… Dirofilaria immitis is a nematode endemic present in many parts of the world, from European
countries to the northern states … immitis as well as cats with an outdoor lifestyle and younger …

… cats and from 3.0 to 5.2% for house cats. In the island of Honshu, the prevalence of feline
heartworm … chronic cases of feline heartworm disease are present in Japan and that cats are at …

… clusively that male cats are at greater risk. No sex predilection for anti-Dirofilaria immitis
host antibody seropositivity has been proven within populations of naturally exposed cats, nor …

… needed into both heartworm infections in dogs and cats, and heartworm prevalence and …
in the maintenance of heartworm transmission; the prevalence of infection in cats; field based …

… characteristic of adult Dirofilaria immitis within the right atrium and ventricle, and the cat was
treated with furosemide and enrofloxacin. According to the owner, the cat had access to the …

… and molecular survey for the presence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in stray cats using an
ELISA kit and PCR assay. One hundred and fifty-five stray cats (77 females and 78 males) in …

… Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of canine and feline cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis
(heartworm disease) in temperate and tropical areas throughout the world [1]. The parasite is …