title: Introduction: heartworm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Veterinary Medical Center, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Dwight D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs