Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil

MFD Moraes, A de Souza Pollo… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - revistas.usp.br
… It is known that the prevalence of dirofilariasis in animals occurs more commonly in tropical
or subtropical coastal regions, which have favorable climate, temperature, and humidity …

The global status of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published articles

D Anvari, E Narouei, A Daryani, S Sarvi… - Research in veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
… our knowledge on the status of Dirofilaria immitis infections in dogs based on published …
of Dirofilaria immitis infections in dogs around the world, assess the risk factors of heartworm

Current distribution of selected canine vector‐borne diseases in domestic dogs from Barranquilla and Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia

Ó Otalora, G Couto, J Benavides… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a cosmopolitan zoonotic disease
transmitted by culicid mosquitoes. Domestic dogs are the definitive host, although the disease also …

Canine dirofilariosis in two cities of southeastern Spain

G Cancrini, E Allende, G Favia, F Bornay, F Antón… - Veterinary …, 2000 - Elsevier
… Different species of filariae infect the canine and feline populations in temperate and
tropical areas all over the world. Both Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens have been …

Evaluation of larval development of Dirofilaria immitis in different populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

GA Carvalho, RT Maia, RAN Ramos, CFS Andrade… - 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Dirofilaria immitis is an important nematode parasite commonly known as heartworm. This
filarioid is transmitted by culicid vectors and primarily affects dogs, but other animals may also …

Molecular detection of Dirofilaria immitis, Hepatozoon canis, Babesia spp., Anaplasma platys, and Ehrlichia canis in dogs on Costa Rica

L Wei, P Kelly, K Ackerson, HS El-Mahallawy… - Acta Parasitologica, 2015 - Springer
… causes of morbidity and mortality in dogs in tropical areas, there is little information on these
… (C.) burnetii but we did find evidence of infection with Dirofilaria (D. ( ) immitis (9/40, 22.5%), …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies to Leishmania infantum and Toxoplasma gondii in cats from Madeira Island, Portugal

M Neves, AP Lopes, C Martins, R Fino, C Paixão… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis and … Dirofilaria immitis has mosquitoes as vectors, primarily from genera
Culex, Aedes or Anopheles, and may cause cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis or heartworm

Canine vector-borne disease in domestic dogs on Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos

IA Jimenez, PAV Mariño, GS Stapleton, JB Prieto… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
… This study documents the first report of Dirofilaria immitis in … in domestic dogs in tropical
and subtropical regions and also … Dirofilaria immitis antigen was present in 6.9% of examined …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and blood count findings in dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis

AJR Bendas, B Alberigi, S Galardo… - Brazilian journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia

C Nguyen, WL Koh, A Casteriano, N Beijerink… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
heartworm is based on macrocyclic lactone (ML) administration. The aim of this study was
to confirm endemism of the heartworm … dogs which were on variable heartworm prevention. …