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Assessment Heartworm Disease in the Canary Islands (Spain): Risk of Transmission in a Hyperendemic Area by Ecological Niche Modeling and Its Future Projection. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Morchón R, Rodríguez-Escolar I, Lambraño REH, Agudo JÁS, Montoya-Alonso JA, Serafín-Pérez I, Fernández-Serafín C, Carretón E.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pulmonary hypertension and NT-proBNP dynamics during the course of adulticide treatment in dogs naturally infected by Dirofilaria immitis

Parasites & Vectors
Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication in dogs with heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis. Although echocardiography remains the main diagnostic tool, its operator- and preload-dependence may limit accuracy.
Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Daniel Julio Vera-Rodríguez, Soraya Falcón-Cordón, Beatriz Regina Morales, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Rodrigo Morchón, Elena Carretón   +6 more
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The American Heartworm Society and Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ 2024 Shelter Heartworm Management Practices Survey

Parasites & Vectors
Background The 2024 Shelter Heartworm Management Practices Survey was performed to update current knowledge on heartworm management practices in animal shelters, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Juliana Xue, Elizabeth Fuller, Brian DiGangi, Uri Donnett   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surveillance of single nucleotide polymorphisms correlated to macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis from client-owned dogs across the United States

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic filarial nematode and the causative agent of heartworm disease in canids and other species. Heartworm disease is predominantly managed via macrocyclic lactone (ML) - based chemoprophylactics.
Emily Curry, David Tack, Jessica Rodriguez, Danielle Brehm-Lowe, John Letherer, Megan Lineberry, Roger Prichard, Tobias Clark   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of a sustained-release formulation of ivermectin (FILAPREV®) in preventing heartworm infection (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs in two endemic areas of Italy

Parasites & Vectors
Background Macrocyclic lactones are the only drug class currently licensed for heartworm disease prophylaxis. Macrocyclic lactones kill third- and fourth-stage larvae of the parasitic nematode Dirofilaria immitis, thus preventing the development of adult
Marco Genchi, Luigi Venco, Marta Fozzer, Alessia Crippa, Claudio N. Rossi, Laura Kramer, Alice Vismarra   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease Using the Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Trunk to Aorta Diameter Ratio. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Matos JI, Falcón-Cordón Y, García-Rodríguez SN, Costa-Rodríguez N, Montoya-Alonso JA, Carretón E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multiple diagnostic tests demonstrate an increased risk of canine heartworm disease in northern Queensland, Australia. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2021
Panetta JL, Calvani NED, Orr B, Nicoletti AG, Ward MP, Šlapeta J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical Case of Life-threatening Co-infection Due to Dirofilaria Immitis and Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus in a Cat: First Report of Feline Heartworm Disease in Bulgaria. [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2021
Tonev AS, Kirkova Z, Iliev PT, Roussenov A, Chaprazov T, Roydev R, Pirovski N.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Feasibility and findings of different radiographic methods in diagnosing canine heartworm disease. [PDF]

Open Vet J
Kosić LS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficacy of a novel topical combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel for the prevention of heartworm disease in cats. [PDF]

Parasite, 2021
Baker C, McCall J, Mansour A, McCall S, Shaffer T, Wakeland K, Mitchell E, Frost J, Tielemans E, Bowman D.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source