Seroprevalence of canine heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) on Tenerife Island: an epidemiological update.
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 >6 years. Distribution of infection in varying climatic zones was not statistically different.
Montoya
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Las Palmas, Spain.
Morales
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Juste
M C
MC
Bañares
A
A
Simon
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Genchi
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D000818:Animals; D001266:Atlantic Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D002980:Climate; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D015994:Incidence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013030:Spain