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Detection of Dirofilaria immitis in a brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Greece

Helminthologia, 2017
Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) is a filarial nematode found in the pulmonary circulation and the heart of susceptible hosts. It represents an important zoonotic vector-borne disease of domestic dogs and several wildlife species.
Papadopoulos E., Komnenou A., Poutachides T., Heikkinen P., Oksanen A., Karamanlidis A. A.   +5 more
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Vasculitis associated with Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis in a dog in the Netherlands

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract This report describes a case of severe, sudden‐onset, widespread vasculitis affecting a dog concurrently infected by Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis. Following diagnostic investigations, the dog was suspected of an immune‐mediated vasculitis, possibly triggered by E. canis, B. canis or their combination. The lesions completely resolved after
Thomas Dijkxhoorn, Silvia T. Auxilia, Marie Welters, Nathalie De Vries, Margreet Ploeg   +4 more
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Feline heartworm disease: a clinical review

, 2008
Feline heartworm disease is caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria immitis, and is transmitted by mosquitoes in heartworm-endemic areas worldwide.
Atwell, Richard B., Litster, Annette L.
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Heartworm disease in domestic dogs in Estonia: indication of local circulation of the zoonotic parasite Dirofilaria immitis farther north than previously reported

Parasites & Vectors
Background The mosquito-borne zoonotic parasite Dirofilaria immitis continues to spread northwards in Europe. This parasite can cause potentially life-threatening heartworm disease in dogs and pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans and is, therefore, a major
Maare Mõttus, Paul F. Mõtsküla, Pikka Jokelainen   +2 more
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Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection in cats

, 1995
Heartworm Symposium '95 (Auburn, Alabama, March 31-April 2 ...
Genchi, Claudio, Dillon, Ray, McCall, John W., Atkins, Clarke E., Slocombe, J. Owen D., Holmes, Robert A., Knight, David H., Lukof, David K., 早崎, 峯夫, Atwell, Rick B.   +9 more
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All About Heartworm Disease: Future Paradigms

Dirofilaria immitis, more commonly known as heartworm, is a disease caused by an internal parasite transmitted through a mosquito vector. As this disease is not zoonotic, it is of immense interest in the veterinarian medicine.
Garza, Genea Renee
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Pig-hunting dogs are an at-risk population for canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in eastern Australia

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Canine heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, has global veterinary importance. In Australia, the prevalence of canine heartworm infection decreased markedly following the introduction of over-the-counter macrocyclic lactones.
Bronwyn Orr, Gemma Ma, Wei Ling Koh, Richard Malik, Jacqui M. Norris, Mark E. Westman, Denise Wigney, Graeme Brown, Michael P. Ward, Jan Šlapeta   +9 more
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Evaluation of C-reactive protein (CRP) as clinical biomarker in naturally heartworm infected dogs : field study

, 2013
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein found in the blood, the levels of which rise in response to inflammation and is considered an acute-phase protein. Its physiological role is to bind to phosphocholine expressed on the surface of dead or dying cells (
S. Paltrinieri, G. Giordano, L. Venco, W. Bertazzolo   +3 more
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Survey of canine heartworm in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
Six hundred and eleven random-source dogs (338 male, 273 female) one year of age or older, from six sections of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, were examined antemortem for circulating microfilariae Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum adult ...
Leucio Câmara Alves, Leila Vânia de Almeida Silva, Maria Aparecida da Gloria Faustino, John Wilson McCall, Prasit Supakonderj, Norma Wolmer Labarthe, Milton Sanchez, Ortiz Caires   +7 more
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Heartworm disease in canines

, 2019
Heartworm disease in canines is a complicated disease that has been diagnosed in all 50 states and in every continent excluding Antarctica. A filarial disease most commonly spread by D. immitis in North America, but also spread by other strains such as D.
Moore, Mandalyn
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