Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic filarial nematode responsible for heartworm disease in
domestic as well as wild canines and felines and pulmonary or cutaneous infections in …

Simple Summary The closeness of dogs to humans, in addition to poor veterinary care and
zoonotic disease awareness, poses an increased risk of zoonotic disease transmission …

Canine vector-borne diseases are of great relevance not only regarding animal welfare but
also in relation to the One Health concept. Knowledge concerning the most relevant vector …

Dirofilariasis is a disease of clinical importance in dogs. It is to this end that a case of a
seven-year-old mongrel with dirofilariasis was presented to examine the unique features …

Background Global research on health-seeking behaviours for malaria treatment suggests
that exploring community perceptions and attitudes to health-seeking is essential in …

Heartworm disease is a widespread anthropozoonotic disease of carnivorous animals, as
well as humans. It is caused by nematodes belonging to the suborder Filariata, family …

Background Nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria are widespread vector-borne helminths
(VBH) of veterinary relevance. Dirofilariosis caused by D. immitis is frequently diagnosed in …

Canine cardiac dirofilariasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis.
This research work is aimed to find out the prevalence of both a microfilaremic (patent …

This study reported the occurrence of microfilariae from blood samples of dogs from the city
of Aracaju, Sergipe, and correlate the prevalence of those infections with the age and sex of …

Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode that occurs in canine and feline cardiopulmonary
system and it also the causal agent of human pulmonary (Dirofilariosis)(Vieira et al., 2014) …