… Dirofilaria immitis is a zoonotic filarid that mainly affects the … immitis in dogs can help the
adoption of control measures … immitis is based on the use of parasitological, serological, and …

… and the residual amount of free antigen available for detection by serological tests. Several
hypotheses for future studies could be suggested from these observations. First, patent D…

… We estimated the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in domestic dogs in five Turkish
… for detecting circulating antigen and a PCR test for detecting circulating microfilarial DNA. A …

… Sequencing of samples confirmed the presence of Dirofilaria immitis and Acanthocheilonema
reconditum . ELISA was more effective for serological diagnosis canine heartworm and …

… immitis infection was confirmed by molecular amplification, performed in the worm
fragment. This is the first report of serological diagnosis of feline dirofilariasis in Brazil. A …

… One ml of anticoagulant (EDTA) was used for each test in the parasitological study (modified
Knott’s test) and sera samples were examined, using ELISA kit to detect Dirofilaria immitis …

… serological and molecular surveillance performed in this study showed that the prevalence
of D. immitis in … And while the cases of heartworm disease from dogs diagnosed from 2001 to …

… suspicion, the lack of suitable serological tests limits diagnosis of the disease in cats and …
test coupled with two different antigens of adult D. immitis for the diagnosis of feline heartworm …

… immitis infection in coyotes. Our findings provide evidence that the combination of
serological and molecular assays is an efficient method for the diagnosis of D. …

… or exposure to Leishmania infantum, Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs
… Risk of canine and human exposure to Dirofilaria immitis infected mosquitoes in endemic …