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Drug targets of the heartworm, "Dirofilaria immitis" [PDF]

, 2012
The filarial parasite, Dirofilaria immitis, infects dogs and canids in warm and tropical areas of the globe. Located in the right pulmonary arteries, the heartworm infection is a severe and potentially fatal disease; caused mainly by the adult worm ...
Godel, Christelle
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First report on clinical feline heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in Romania

Helminthologia, 2020
Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) is the causative agent of heartworm disease (HWD), a severe and potentially fatal condition in dogs. Although cats are considered more resistant to infection than dogs, they are also susceptible to heartworm ...
Pană D., Rădulescu A., Mitrea I. L., Ionita M.   +3 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of a Point-of-Care Immunoassay for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Antibodies, Feline Leukemia Virus Antigen, and Dirofilaria immitis Antigen

Viruses, 2023
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) are retroviral infections of cats worldwide whose clinical manifestations range from mild to severe disease.
Seema Singh, Kristen A. Davenport, Elizabeth Schooley, Anthony Ruggiero, Salam Nassar, Jesse Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar   +6 more
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Investigating management choices for canine heartworm disease in northern Mississippi. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2017
Background There are concerns that the chronic use of macrocyclic lactone preventives to kill adult heartworms (“soft-” or “slow-kill”) may have contributed to the development of macrocyclic lactone resistance.
Ku TN.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in dogs with Dirofilaria immitis

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Infection by the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, causes significant cardiopulmonary disease, with progression impacted by increasing parasite numbers and duration of infection.
Darcy B. Adin, Meaghan Spalla, Heather Walden, Jeff Gruntmeir, Jorge A. Hernandez, Maureen Long   +5 more
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Canine heartworm: natural infection along remote coastal area of Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2021
Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne nematode that often infects dogs worldwide and causes what is commonly referred to as heartworm disease. The infection is recognized as being more prevalent in tropical and subtropical coastal regions; however, due
Mário dos Santos Filho, Bruno Alberigi, Debora Macedo Pedroso Balius, Nathália Marques de Oliveira Lemos, Alexandre José Rodrigues Bendas, Jonimar Pereira Paiva   +5 more
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Prevention and long-term outcomes of naturally occurring canine heartworm infection in primary care settings

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundThis study had two objectives: first, to examine the association between the history of heartworm preventive purchase compliance and the risk of positive heartworm tests, and second to preliminarily investigate the long-term cardiac outcomes of
Kennedy Mwacalimba, Jo Ann Morrison, Patrick Ly, Nathaniel Spofford, Mike Yang, Emi Saito, Jenifer Sheehy, Christopher Adolph, Barbara Poulsen Nautrup, Christopher Brennan   +9 more
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Thoracic radiography and oxidative stress indices in heartworm affected dogs [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2014
Aim: The aim was to study the pathomorphological changes through thoracic radiography and status of oxidative stress parameters in heartworm affected dogs in Odisha.
P. K. Rath, S. K. Panda, B. P. Mishra, R. C. Patra , I. Nath   +4 more
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Prevalence and epidemiology of canine and feline heartworm infection in Taiwan

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, has long been recognized in Taiwanese dogs but feline heartworm infection has been largely overlooked by veterinarians and pet owners. The main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence and epidemiology
Ta-Li Lu, Jun-Yue Wong, Ta-Lun Tan, Yong-Wei Hung   +3 more
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Regional and local temporal trends in the prevalence of canine heartworm infection in the contiguous United States: 2012–2018

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Canine heartworm disease is a potentially fatal disease for which treatment is financially burdensome for many pet owners. Prevention is strongly advocated by the veterinary community along with routine testing for infection during annual ...
Stella W. Self, Cassan N. Pulaski, Christopher S. McMahan, D. Andrew Brown, Michael J. Yabsley, Jenna R. Gettings   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source