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 …

Patient-side test kits for detecting antigenemia in dogs associated with sexually mature
female heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) have been available for three decades, and these …

Dirofilaria immitis is a filarial nematode that infects dogs and causes cardiopulmonary
disease. The most effective way of controlling the infection is by chemoprophylaxis, using …

Therapy of canine dirofilariois due to Dirofilaria repens is indicated for dogs suffering from
clinical signs of this disease, such as dermal swelling, sub-cutaneous nodules and pruritus …

Cardiopulmonary biomarkers are biological parameters that can be objectively measured
and quantified as indicators of pathogenic processes (heartworm disease) or as indicators of …

The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection,
and to examine the relationship between host factors (gender, age and breed) and D …

Four hundred and four dogs from 9 pounds in Sydney were examined for circulating
microfilariae and antigens of Dirofilaria immitis. One hundred of these were also examined …

Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of canine heartworm disease. We used the
established heartworm development unit (HDU) principle to map the extrinsic incubation …

Filarial nematodes constitute a group of pathogens with extraordinary medical and
veterinary medical importance. The lymphatic filariae of humans affect almost 90 million …

Mass testing of dogs in Canada for the presence of Dirofilaria immitis has been ongoing
since 1977. Since that time, there have also been changes in the diagnostic tests available …