title: A diagnostic test for the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis.
abstract: Studies with a HI test for the detection of circulating antibody to the dog heartworm (D. immitis) are described. Natural as well as experimentally infected animals demonstrated the capability of detecting infestations before circulating microfilaria would be found and as early as 23 days after experimental infection with larvae.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000276:immunology; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies