"Dirofilaria immitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dirofilaria immitis- Dirofilaria immitis
- Dirofilaria immitides
- immitis, Dirofilaria
- Dog Heartworm
- Dog Heartworms
- Heartworm, Dog
- Heartworms, Dog
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dirofilaria immitis" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for filariae detection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 12; 11(12):e0006093.
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First molecular detection of Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) infection in dogs from Northern Algeria. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Apr; 51:66-68.
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Molecular survey of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens by new real-time TaqMan® PCR assay in dogs and mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Corsica (France). Vet Parasitol. 2017 Feb 15; 235:1-7.
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Systemic autoimmune disease and concurrent nematode infection in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1989 Oct 01; 195(7):957-60.