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Dirofilariasis

Known as: Heartworm Disease, Disease, Heartworm, Dirofilariases 
Infection with nematodes of the genus DIROFILARIA, usually in animals, especially dogs, but occasionally in man.
National Institutes of Health

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Canine filariasis
DirofilariaDirofilaria immitisIn BloodMicrobiological

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Development of Dirofilaria immitis within the mosquito Aedes (Finlaya) koreicus, a new invasive species for Europe
BackgroundOver the recent decades, container-breeding mosquito species belonging to the genus Aedes have frequently been recorded… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Public health issues concerning the widespread distribution of canine heartworm disease.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Understanding feline heartworm infection: disease, diagnosis, and treatment.
Feline heartworm disease is a very different clinical entity from canine heartworm disease. In cats, the arrival and death of… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A combination of doxycycline and ivermectin is adulticidal in dogs with naturally acquired heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis).
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Wild canids as sentinels of ecological health: a conservation medicine perspective
The extinction of species across the globe is accelerating, directly or indirectly due to human activities. Biological… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Heartworm and Wolbachia: therapeutic implications.
Review
2005
Review
2005
The safety-net story about macrocyclic lactone heartworm preventives: a review, an update, and recommendations.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Epidemiology of heartworm: what is happening in South America and Mexico?
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Companion animal parasitology: a clinical perspective.
Review
1982
Review
1982
Human pulmonary dirofilariasis in the United States: a critical review.
The published data on 60 patients with solitary pulmonary nodules caused or presumed caused by Dirofilaria immitis acquired in… 
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