A descriptive cross-sectional survey of Dirofilaria infections in dogs was carried out from
January to March 2015 in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. One hundred and fifty two blood …

Dirofilaria immitis was diagnosed in 4 of 13 indigenous dogs from the Province of Zambézia,
Mozambique, by acid phosphatase staining of microfilariae. The finding reconfirms the …

Objective To access the prevalence of Dirofilaria repens (D. repens) in dogs from Assam,
India. Methods A total of 223 blood samples from local dogs were examined with …

Dirofilariasis is the predominant emerging zoonotic filariasis in the world. The two most
frequent filarial worms that infect dogs are Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. This …

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

Dirofilariosisis, is a mosquito borne anthropo-zoonotic disease caused by the filarial
nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria. The current paper reports a species of Dirofilaria, which …

Objective To determine the incidence of Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) in dogs using the wet
mount and buffy coat techniques for rapid detection of microfilaria in blood samples …

Objectives Canine dirofilariasis is a mosquito borne zoonotic filarial parasitic disease
caused by Dirofilaria species. In Sri Lanka, human dirofilariasis is endemic and well …

Objective: This study was designed to assess the prevalence and the associated risk factors
(eg, sex, age, breed, management system and climate) of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in …

Canine dirofilariosis, a severe vector-borne emergent disease, is caused by the nematode
species Dirofilariaimmitis and Dirofilariarepens. The aim of our study was (i) to provide new …