In recent decades, the number of autochthonous cases and foci of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs
from southern regions has increased considerably, suggesting that the distribution of the …

In view of the low prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infections in dogs of the region of
Cataluña, Spain, reported in the national survey of 1989 (0.38% prevalence) use of …

Background Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne filarial nematode, which infects primarily
wild and domestic canids, causing cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis. The aim of the present …

Dirofilariosis is a severe vector-borne emergent disease that is spreading worldwide and
becoming a serious threat to human and veterinary public health. Portugal, a Mediterranean …

Cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis (heartworm) is a zoonotic vector borne disease caused by
Dirofilaria immitis which affects domestic dogs and cats. Two of the seven Canary Islands …

We estimated the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in domestic dogs in five Turkish
provinces–Sakarya, Kocaeli, Ankara, Elazig and Mersin–using a commercial ELISA kit for …

Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused mainly by Dirofilaria immitis and
Dirofilaria repens that affect dogs and humans all over the world. Serbia is considered an …

Dirofilaria immitis is a nematode that infects canids worldwide as well as other mammalian
species, including humans. Worms and dogs are well adapted to one another, making dogs …

Methods: Blood was collected from 1050 dogs in 1039 houses during a random household
survey performed in 2016 and 2017. Genomic DNA was extracted and assayed by …

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 …