Blood samples from 823 dogs were tested for circulating Dirofilaria immitis antigen during a 1-year period (May 2002 to May 2003) on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain. Seroprevalence of heartworm infection was 21%. Heartworm infection was similar in males and females and was more common in dogs aged &rt; 6 years. Distribution of infection in varying climatic zones was not statistically different.
Seroprevalence of canine heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) on Tenerife Island: an epidemiological update / J.A. Montoya, M. Morales, M.C. Juste, A. Banares, F. Simon, C. Genchi. - In: PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH. - ISSN 0932-0113. - 100:1(2006), pp. 103-105. [10.1007/s00436-006-0257-1]
Seroprevalence of canine heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) on Tenerife Island: an epidemiological update
C. GenchiUltimo
2006
Abstract
Blood samples from 823 dogs were tested for circulating Dirofilaria immitis antigen during a 1-year period (May 2002 to May 2003) on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain. Seroprevalence of heartworm infection was 21%. Heartworm infection was similar in males and females and was more common in dogs aged &rt; 6 years. Distribution of infection in varying climatic zones was not statistically different.
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