Objective: Investigation of the epidemiology of filariae with different microfilaria in the blood
of rural and urban dog of Tabriz, Iran. Design: Cross sectional study. Animals: 350 dogs …

Blood smears from 286 dogs from Iran were examined for the presence of microfilaria using
light microscopy. Dirofilaria immitis was found in 34.60% of samples. The prevalence of D …

The aim of the paper was to present the epidemiological data and clinical features of
dirofilariasis in dogs in Bucharest area. The study was carried out from Mai 2008 to April …

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonotic
parasites which affect mainly dogs and humans worldwide. In Iran, information about the …

Blood samples were collected from dogs (n= 110) after clinical examination by modified
Knott method and recording of necessary information (age, sex, breed and housing). The …

Filariasis in dogs is caused by several species of filariids. Because of importance of this
infection in veterinary medicine and public health, it is necessary to carry out an …

Abstract In 2011-2013 1588 samples of dogs' blood were examined for dirofilariosis using
Knott method, as well as the Kingston and Morton method. The species of microfilariae was …

The authors of this study tried to differentiate microfilariae of Dirofilaria spp. on dogs, using
Knott's modified method based on morphological characters and dimensions obtained …

AbstractDirofilariosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, a nematode
parasite. It can be transmitted by insects and distributed worldwide. Animals such as dog …

Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are the most common species of filarial nematodes
described in dogs, which are endemic in Iran. The diagnosis of canine dirofilariosis is …