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The occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in South Australia
Author(s) -
COPLAND MD,
O'CALLAGHAN MG,
HAJDUK P.,
O'DONOGHUE PJ
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1992.tb07429.x
Subject(s) - dirofilaria immitis , microfilaria , veterinary medicine , dirofilariasis , filarioidea , filariasis , biology , blood smear , dirofilaria , helminths , zoology , medicine , immunology , malaria
SUMMARY Heart, lung and samples of blood from 230 dogs were examined for infections of filarial parasites. Dirofilaria immitis worms and microfilariae were detected in one dog. Blood samples from a further 1428 dogs were examined for microfilariae and 22 were found to be infected. Eighteen dogs were infected with D immitis microfilariae and four with Dipetolonema reconditum microfilariae. The histories were available for 18 of the dogs infected with heartworm and only seven dogs had not travelled outside South Australia. It was concluded that heartworm infection was endemic in South Australia but the apparent prevalence was only about 1%