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Heartworm prevalence in dogs versus cats: Multiple diagnostic modalities provide new insights

The cornerstones of diagnosis of heartworm (HW) in dogs are the detection of circulating antigen from adult female Dirofilaria immitis or the visualization of microfilariae in whole blood. These tests are less sensitive in cats because of the feline immune response leading to low numbers of adult wo...

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Autores principales: Hays, Kellie M., Rodriguez, Jessica Y., Little, Susan E., Litster, Annette L., Mwacalimba, Kennedy K., Sundstrom, Kellee D., Amodie, Deborah M., Serrano, Maria A., Guerios, Simone D., Lane, Jennifer N., Levy, Julie K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7458388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vpoa.2020.100027