title: [The incidence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs of Havana City].
abstract: The significance of the knowledge of the incidence of Dirofilaria immitis in the dog is emphasized since dirofilariasis is a zoonosis which produce subcutaneous tumors which clinical-etiological diagnosis is very difficult. Adult forms are often located in the skin. The percentage of parasitized dogs found in the Havana city is reported. One-hundred-and-two necropsies of gadder dogs depicted that 6,86% of them had Dirofilaria immitis. Results were negative in the remaining 93,13%.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Incidencia de la Dirofilaria immitis en los perros de la ciudad de La Habana.