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 …

Dirofilaria immitis is a widespread mosquito-borne parasite that causes dirofilariasis, a
commonly diagnosed disease of dogs that is rarely reported in cats and humans. A mosquito …

Objective—To characterize risk factors, clinical findings, usefulness of diagnostic tests, and
prognosis in cats with naturally occurring heartworm infection (HWI). Design—Retrospective …

The cornerstones of diagnosis of heartworm (HW) in dogs are the detection of circulating
antigen from adult female Dirofilaria immitis or the visualization of microfilariae in whole …

Cats are considered a susceptible host for Dirofilaria immitis; however, increased host
resistance is reflected by relatively low adult worm burdens in natural and experimental …

Heartworm infection is now recognized as a potential cause of serious disease in cats.
Epidemiological studies indicate that in locations where the infection is endemic in the dog …

Among the internal and external parasites of dogs and cats, Dirofilaria immitis is one of the
most important to the health and well-being of those animals. Frequently, this parasite …

Heartworm, a chronic fatal mosquito-borne canine disease, is frequently diagnosed in dogs
from the State of Rio de Janeiro, where its prevalence is 29.7% in the city of Niterói …

A study was conducted to assess the duration and the outcome (self-cure or death) of feline
heartworm infection and the life expectancy of infected cats. To be included in the study, cats …

Cats euthanized at six northwest Georgia animal control agencies were examined for adult
Dirofilaria immitis in heart and lung tissue and presence of gastrointestinal helminth ova by …