Dirofilaria immitis in red foxes in Illinois.
Dirofilaria immitis was found in 8 of 225 (3.6%) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) collected from fur buyers and trappers in Bond, Clinton, DeKalb, Edgar, Ford, Jasper, Moultrie, and Richland counties, Illinois. Infections ranged from 1 to 23 nematodes per fox. The finding of D. immitis in red foxes represents a new host record for the state.
D000818:Animals; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male