… Despite the name “heartworm” suggests a primitive cardiac involvement, the main … pulmonary
arteries and heartworm disease should be considered as a pulmonary disease that in the …

… Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode responsible of canine and feline cardiopulmonary
dirofilariasis … and the causal agent of human pulmonary dirofilariasis. It is a zoonotic parasitic …

… Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, can be lethal in dogs and cats. It is …
However, new classes of heartworm preventives are needed. While any preventive strategy must …

Background This survey examines the experience and opinion of veterinarians with canine
heartworm (HW; Dirofilaria immitis) infection in non-endemic and endemic areas of Europe. …

… Canine heartworm disease is caused by infection with Dirofilaria immitis, a filarial nematode
that resides in the pulmonary arteries and occasionally in the right heart chambers of …

… Until recently Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of serious canine heartworm disease, …
In the present study, the elevated number of heartworm cases among dogs from a breeding …

… By means of a histochemical technique Dirofilaria immitis was … factors for the presence of
heartworm disease: age between 4 … the high prevalence of heartworm disease in a central area …

… for heartworm for any reason whatsoever. The most common reasons for testing a dog are:
assessing the negative status of a dog before it begins heartworm … of heartworm disease is …

… immitis has spread in southern Europe including Italy. Few … of heartworm disease in both
domestic and wild canines. Here, we report first on two cases of heartworm disease found at …

… The heartworm Dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite of dogs. Transmitted by mosquitoes
in warmer climatic zones, it is spreading across southern Europe and the Americas at an …