Dirofilaria immitis is a zoonotic filarid that mainly affects the domestic dog, causing a
generally fatal chronic disease, known as heart worm disease. In addition to dogs, the …

The island of Gran Canaria is a hyperendemic area for canine dirofilariasis. The aim of the
present study was to provide data on Dirofilaria immitis in dogs, cats, and humans on this …

It is now understood that wherever heartworm infection exists in the local canine population,
it will also be found in the feline population. However, this does not mean that the parasite …

In view of its distribution in (sub) tropical areas, heartworm in dogs is of increasing
importance as an import disease, also in the Netherlands. The present study is particularly …

Heartworm disease due to Dirofilaria immitis continues to cause severe disease and even
death in dogs and other animals in many parts of the world, even though safe, highly …

This study was conducted to investigate the low prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in
Johor Bahru as reported by veterinary practitioners, using wet blood mount, Knott's …

Dirofilariasis is a disease of clinical importance in dogs. It is to this end that a case of a
seven-year-old mongrel with dirofilariasis was presented to examine the unique features …

Abstract Background The nematodes Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are enzootic in
Greece. In the light of evidence of dirofilariosis spreading to new areas around the world, the …

The performance of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of Dirofilaria
immitis antigens (Speed Diro™; BVT-Virbac, France) was assessed in 49 experimentally …

Adult canine heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) were found in the hearts of 127 of 193 (65.8%)
coyotes (Canis latrans), 1 of 26 (3.8%) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and 3 of 163 (1.8%) gray …