Abstract BETANCUR-HURTADO, Cesar; CALDERON-RANGEL, Alfonso and JARAMILLO
MEJIA, Patricia. Dirofilaria immitis in canines of middle Sinú: a potential risk for public health …

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 aim of the present study was compare the prevalence of D. immitis in dogs and
seroprevalence in humans of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) taking into …

In Colombia, there are reports of approximately 6.4 million pets, making this the fourth
country in Latin America and leading the pet sector with an annual growth of 13%. This study …

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 …

Introduction: Canine dirofilariasis, is a vector-borne disease caused by the parasitic filarial
nematode named Dirofilaria immitis. Cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis is a worldwide …

Serum samples were collected from each of 290 healthy dogs 6 months of age or older
living in the Greater Metropolitan Manila (GMM) area over a 12 month period. These …

Dirofilaria immitis is a nematode found worldwide and able to infect several species, such as
dogs, cats and, under rare circumstances, humans. In Brazil, most of the infections are …

This article covers the epidemiology, prevalence in Argentina, aetiological agent (Dirofilaria
immitis) and its life cycle and pathogenicity, and the pathology and diagnosis of the disease …

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 …