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Validation of immune complex dissociation methods for use with heartworm antigen tests

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Antigen testing is routinely used to diagnose canine Dirofilaria immitis infections. Immune complex dissociation (ICD) methods, which were employed in the original heartworm antigen tests to release antigen that was bound by endogenous canine ...
Melissa J. Beall, Andrea Arguello-Marin, Jan Drexel, Jiayou Liu, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, A. Rick Alleman   +5 more
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First analysis of the secretome of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Abstract Background The characterization of proteins released from filariae is an important step in addressing many of the needs in the diagnosis and treatment of these clinically important parasites, as well as contributing to a clearer understanding of their biology.
Geary James, Satti Mohamed, Moreno Yovany, Madrill Nicole, Whitten Doug, Headley Selwyn A, Agnew Dalen, Geary Timothy, Mackenzie Charles   +8 more
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Prevalence of heartworm in dogs and cats of Madrid, Spain

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Dirofilaria immitis causes heartworm disease, a chronic and potentially fatal cardiopulmonary disease which mainly affects dogs and cats. It is present in most of Spain, due to favourable climatic factors.
José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Rodrigo Morchón, Yaiza Falcón-Cordón, Soraya Falcón-Cordón, Fernando Simón, Elena Carretón   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stray dogs of Sofia (Bulgaria) could be an important reservoir of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis)

Helminthologia, 2019
Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) is a zoonotic and an emerging disease, expanding in Europe. In Bulgaria, the presence of the parasite has been described in many regions.
Stoyanova H., Carretón E., Montoya-Alonso J. A.   +2 more
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Detection of heartworm antigen without cross-reactivity to helminths and protozoa following heat treatment of canine serum

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Detection of Dirofilaria immitis, or heartworm, through antigen in sera is the primary means of diagnosing infections in dogs. In recent years, the practice of heat-treating serum prior to antigen testing has demonstrated improved detection of
Jeff M. Gruntmeir, Nina M. Thompson, Maureen T. Long, Byron L. Blagburn, Heather D. S. Walden   +4 more
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Efficacy and side effects of doxycycline versus minocycline in the three-dose melarsomine canine adulticidal heartworm treatment protocol

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The American Heartworm Society currently recommends the use of a monthly macrocyclic lactone, a 28-day course of 10 mg/kg doxycycline BID, and the 3-dose protocol of melarsomine dihydrochloride for the treatment of canine heartworm disease ...
Molly D. Savadelis, Katherine M. Day, Jenna L. Bradner, Adrian J. Wolstenholme, Michael T. Dzimianski, Andrew R. Moorhead   +5 more
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Plasma ADAMTS13 activity in healthy dogs and dogs with chronic enteropathy

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 is a von Willebrand factor cleaving enzyme that is associated with prothrombotic/hypercoagulable states in humans. In people, A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 activity is reduced with inflammatory bowel disease ...
S. I. Barth, S. M. DeMonaco, B. J. Conner, P. B. S. Serpa, A. R. Wilkinson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjunctive Therapy With a Perna canaliculus and Euphausia superba Extract (EAB‐277TM) for Clinical Signs of Tracheal Collapse in Dogs: A Prospective, Randomized and Placebo‐Controlled Exploratory Trial

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Key findings: Adjunctive EAB‐277TM therapy may enhance airway health with the greatest improvements observed on Day 14 by improving exercise tolerance and reducing dynamic tracheal collapse. ABSTRACT Background Tracheal collapse is a common canine respiratory disease characterized by dorsoventral cartilage flattening, airway lumen narrowing and ...
Wasutorn Yangwanitset, Somkiat Huaijantug, Mookmanee Taechikantaphat, Melanie Hezzell, Walasinee Sakcamduang   +4 more
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Canine heartworm disease in Porto Velho: first record, distribution map and occurrence of positive mosquitoes

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The aim of this study was to make the first report on canine heartworm disease in the state of Rondônia and confirm its transmission in this state. Blood samples were randomly collected from 727 dogs in the city of Porto Velho.
Guilherme Maerschner Ogawa, Edson Neves da Cruz, Príscila Nayara Araújo Cunha, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo   +3 more
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Feeding and Husbandry Practices in Pet Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo): A Cross‐Sectional International Study

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Clearer recommendations and improved caregiver education are urgently needed to support optimal ferret welfare. ABSTRACT Background The domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is an increasingly popular non‐traditional companion animal; however, limited information is available on how caregivers manage feeding and husbandry practices.
Erdem Danyer, Giada Morelli, Lorenzo Serva, Elena Dal Corso, Diego Cattarossi, Marianne Diez, Rebecca Ricci   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source