Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia

Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia

Abstract Background Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs is considered endemic in Australia, but the clinical heartworm disease caused by the heartworm is rare and prevalence is low. The mainstream prevention of the heartworm is based on macrocyclic lactone (ML) administration. The aim of this st...

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Main Authors: Chloe Nguyen, Wei Ling Koh, Andrea Casteriano, Niek Beijerink, Christopher Godfrey, Graeme Brown, David Emery, Jan Šlapeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Dirofilaria immitis
Acanthocheilonema reconditum
Drug resistance
PCR
Knott’s test
High resolution melt qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1821-x

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