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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThe 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 +3 more
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Usefulness of Tissue Doppler Imaging for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension in Canine Heartworm Disease. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 J.I.M., J.A.M.-A. and E.C. designed the study. J.I.M., A.C.-V. and E.C. wrote the manuscript. J.I.M., S.N.G.-R. and N.C.-R. performed the fieldwork, collected the data and performed the experiments.
Matos JI +5 more
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Blood bronchial mucus with Dirofilaria immitis adult worms after the treatment with doxycycline and moxidectin: a rare case presentation [PDF]
ParasitologyHeartworm disease is a serious acquired parasitic infection caused by Dirofilaria immitis that can cause severe lung manifestation, heart failure, and other organ damage in dogs.
Larissa Leykman da Costa Nogueira +7 more
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Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a consequence of pulmonary endarteritis during infection with Dirofilaria immitis in dogs. Echocardiography is the technique of choice but is not always accessible to all clinicians.
Falcón-Cordón S +5 more
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Factors associated with heartworm preventative use in the golden retriever lifetime study
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionHeartworm disease is preventable with use of heartworm preventatives, but the reported prevalence of heartworm preventative use in the United States is low, some estimates falling around 50% of dogs.
Lauren Wisnieski +2 more
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Parasitologia, 2023 Since the mid-1990s, male-only heartworm infections have been considered undetectable using antigen tests based on experimental studies. Results from those studies are in contrast to reports in the decade prior showing variable male heartworm antigen ...
Jeff Gruntmeir +3 more
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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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Management and outcome of intracardiac heartworms in dogs
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Intracardiac heartworm (IH) disease is a serious condition that can become life threatening if the patient develops caval syndrome. We aim to describe the management and outcome of IH in dogs evaluated by Medvet’s New Orleans cardiology ...
Jorge Vila, Elisabeth Alost
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Mosquito diversity and dog heartworm prevalence in suburban areas
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Urbanization is occurring rapidly on a global scale and is altering mosquito communities, creating assemblages that are characteristically less diverse. Despite high rates of urbanization and ample examples of vector-borne diseases transmitted
Meredith R. Spence Beaulieu +2 more
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The genome of the heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, reveals drug and vaccine targets [PDF]
, 2012 The heartworm Dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite of dogs. Transmitted by mosquitoes in warmer climatic zones, it is spreading across southern Europe and the Americas at an alarming pace.
Nilsson, Daniel +50 more
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