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Heartworm Biology, Treatment, and Control

Bowman, Dwight D., Atkins, Clarke E.·2009·Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

DOI 10.1016/j.cvsm.2009.06.003

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This article is a review of the systematics, taxonomy, biology, prevention, control, and treatment of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitus. This filarioid parasite remains one of the most important and dangerous diseases of the dog throughout the United States. The geographic range of the parasite is expanding, and in many parts of the country it has emerged as a threat to canine welfare only in the last 50 or so years. The article also discusses the pathophysiological mechanisms behind the disease induced, the means for diagnosing the disease, and the means of assessing the success of therapy. The treatment of potential complications of heartworm infection, such as post-adulticide thromboembolism, eosinophilic granulomatous pneumonitis, and caval syndrome, is also discussed.

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Authors: Bowman, D. D., & Atkins, C. E.
Affiliations: Cornell University (US)
North Carolina State University (US)
Corresponding author: Bowman, Dwight D.
ORCID: Bowman, Dwight D.
Atkins, Clarke E.
Venue: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-11
Volume: 39
Issue: 6
Pages: 1127-1158
ISSN: 0195-5616 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2009.06.003
OpenAlex: W2093615671
Cited by: 298
References: 72
Citations by year: 2026: 20 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 5.52
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Helminth infection and control
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
Keywords: canine heartworm disease, Dirofilaria immitis, heartworm prevention, caval syndrome, geographic range expansion, dogs
MeSH terms: Animals, Cat Diseases, Cats, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Humans, Insect Vectors, Culicidae, United States

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