Canine and feline heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis is a serious and
sometimes fatal infection transmitted by mosquitos. Little is known about the prevalence or …

Argentina is one of the four South American countries where the presence of Dirofilaria
immitis is currently confirmed. The objective of this study was to review information on …

The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in domestic dogs was studied in a multicenter survey,
which involved nearly 30,000 dogs from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil …

In this research, we investigate the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs using
microscopical, serological, and molecular methods from the Central Anatolia Region (Sivas) …

Several cases of human subcutaneous/ocular dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria repens from
an area in the southeastern Spain where previous epidemiological studies have shown a …

In the present study, we first report the seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in
Shenyang, northeastern China. Sera from 528 randomly selected dogs were examined for …

Between 1993 and 1997, 837 stray dogs from North Taiwan were necropsied and examined
for dog heartworm infections. A thick smear from 20 ml of peripheral blood from each dog …

Dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens is endemic in dogs from countries of
the Mediterranean basin. Both species may infect humans, with most of the infected patients …

The present study conducts a serological survey on the presence of canine dirofilariosis in
domestic dogs using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. A total of 310 …

The prevalance of Dirofilaria immitis infection was evaluated in stray dogs of Erzurum,
Turkey. A total of 123 whole-blood and 93 sera samples were collected from stray dogs …