Background Dirofilaria immitis is responsible for heartworm disease in dogs in endemic
areas worldwide. Screening for this infection is done by blood tests. Antigen testing is the …

Abstract Background Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection in cats is complicated by the
difficulty associated with reliable detection of antigen in feline blood and serum samples …

Background Considering the increasing importance of small animals travel medicine and
the spread of filariae with zoonotic potential to non-endemic European areas, routine filarial …

Background To evaluate whether heated serum allows for earlier detection of Dirofilaria
immitis antigen, dogs with experimental D. immitis infections underwent weekly blood …

Background The diagnosis and management of canine heartworm disease is a growing
concern for shelter veterinarians. Although the accuracy of commercial antigen test kits has …

Background Dirofilaria immitis, D. repens and Acanthocheilonema reconditum are the main
causative agents of zoonotic canine filariosis. Methods We developed a combined multiplex …

Background Canine filarioids are important nematodes transmitted to dogs by arthropods.
Diagnosis of canine filariosis is accomplished by the microscopic identification of …

Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs is largely dependent on detection of antigen
in canine serum, plasma, or whole blood, but antigen may be bound in immune complexes …

Background Current recommendations for diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs
rely on the detection of antigen produced largely by adult females coupled with the …

Direct blood smear examination (using 0.05 ml of whole blood) detected 168 (80.9%) of 204
microfilaremic canine blood samples as determined by the modified Knott test for …