title: Key factors influencing canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in the United States.
abstract: An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council's (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of disease, as identified in a recent CAPC workshop, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Phillip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Dwight D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: C Thomas
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D012307:Risk Factors; D019371:Topography, Medical; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology