title: Dirofilaria immitis: a zoonosis of clinical concern.
abstract: Dirofilaria immitis, the dog heartworm, is responsible for an endemic zoonosis in the Southeastern United States. The nematode is capable of infesting the lungs of man, causing pulmonary nodules. The epidemiologic, morphologic, and clinical features of D immitis infestation are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses