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Developing a Test to Detect Heartworm in Mosquitoes

, 2023
Mosquitos are known to spread numerous diseases throughout communities, including Dirofilaria immitis, better known as heartworm. In 2019, The American Heartworm Society reported that South Carolina ranked as the third highest state for heartworm ...
Weissmeier, Emma
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Mosquito-Borne Dog Heartworm Disease

EDIS, 2011
This document provides an overview of mosquito-borne dog heartworm disease, caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria immitis. It details the lifecycle of the parasite, which requires both dogs and mosquitoes to develop.
J.k. Nayar, C. Roxanne Connelly
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Field study to investigate the effectiveness and safety of a novel orally administered combination drug product containing milbemycin oxime and lotilaner (Credelio® Plus) for the prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in client-owned dogs in the USA

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Dirofilaria immitis, a globally distributed filarial parasite of dogs, is known to cause serious or fatal cardiopulmonary disease. Client-owned dogs were enrolled in a clinical field study in the USA to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and ...
Lisa M. Young, Scott Wiseman, Elizabeth Crawley, Kim Wallace, Daniel E. Snyder   +4 more
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Hypertrophic Osteopathy Associated With Intrathoracic Masses in 5 Dogs and Review of the Literature

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study describes the clinical and radiographical findings of hypertrophic osteopathy in 5 female mature adult dogs with pulmonary and mediastinal masses. Besides, the literature review from the past to today provides information about the disease.
Mehmet Alper Cetinkaya, Soner Cagatay, Mehmet Pilli, Ali Curukoglu, Deniz Seyrek Intas, Lipi Buch   +5 more
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Multiple diagnostic tests demonstrate an increased risk of canine heartworm disease in northern Queensland, Australia

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is a life-threatening infection of dogs with a global distribution. Information on the prevalence of D.
Jessica L. Panetta, Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani, Bronwyn Orr, Aldo Gianfranco Nicoletti, Michael P. Ward, Jan Šlapeta   +5 more
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Serum Sialic Acid as a Biomarker of Inflammation and Infection: Insights From Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Serum sialic acid (SSA) levels, including total sialic acid (TSA), lipid‐bound sialic acid (LBSA), and protein‐bound sialic acid (PBSA), have been extensively studied as biomarkers of inflammation and infection across various species and diseases. In parasitemic sheep, elevated SSA levels likely reflect host–pathogen interactions and immune activation.
Tina Yaghoobpour, Milad Faraji, Saeed Nazifi, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco   +3 more
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Echocardiographic Assessment of the Pulmonary Vein to Pulmonary Artery Ratio in Canine Heartworm Disease

, 2023
Background:Dirofilaria immitis produces proliferative pulmonary endarteritis and pulmonary thromboembolism in infected dogs. The pulmonary vascular lesions lead to irreversible and persistent structural damage and, as a consequence, sustained ...
García-Rodríguez, Sara Nieves, Jorge Isidoro Matos, Elena Carretón, Alicia Caro-Vadillo, Yaiza Falcón-Cordón, Isidoro Matos, Jorge, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Sara Nieves García-Rodríguez, Falcón-Cordón, Yaiza, Montoya-Alonso, José Alberto, Caro Vadillo, Alicia, Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Carretón, Elena, Costa-Rodríguez, Noelia   +13 more
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Prevalence of heartworm infection in the feral cat population of Grand Cayman

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2019
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the presence and prevalence of heartworm infection in the feral cat population of Grand Cayman. Methods During the study period, feral cats were routinely trapped and euthanized for population control by ...
Brandy Darby, Charles Dickinson, Lori Gaskins, Paul Hanna   +3 more
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Management and outcome of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombosis of splanchnic vessels

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract This report describes the diagnosis, treatment and long‐term follow‐up of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombus of the splanchnic vessels. A 1‐year‐old, male, neutered golden retriever presented with haematochezia and ascites.
Yuqing Sun, Alexa Bersenas, Brigitte A. Brisson   +2 more
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Resolution of a persistent pneumothorax by blood patch pleurodesis in a cat (Felis catus) with primary pulmonary lymphoma

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract An 18‐year‐old, spayed, female, domestic shorthair cat was presented to our hospital with acute dyspnoea following an episode of vomiting. Thoracic radiography revealed a severe pneumothorax. Despite multiple thoracocenteses, the pneumothorax persisted. Under general anaesthesia, computed tomography revealed multiple pulmonary masses.
Yuki Hoshino, Reina Fujiwara, Masaaki Katayama, Kohei Nakata, Takahiro Nagumo, Yumiko Kagawa   +5 more
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