Author: Hou, Honglie; Cao, Lili; Ren, Wenzhi; Wang, Dansheng; Ding, He; You, Juan; Yao, Xinhua; Dong, Hang; Guo, Yanbing; Yuan, Shuxian; Zhang, Xichen; Gong, Pengtao
Title: Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in Cats from Liaoning Province, Northeastern China Document date: 2017_12_31
ID: 44jornx3_1
Snippet: Dirofilaria immitis, the etiologic agent of canine heartworm disease, is commonly found in the pulmonary artery and right ventricle of dogs and other animals. It could infect dogs, cats, and various wild mammals, with increased incidence in temperate and tropical areas [1] . The heartworm parasite is transmitted by various mosquito species, including Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex [2, 3] . After mosquitoes feed on an infected microfilaremic reservoi.....
Document: Dirofilaria immitis, the etiologic agent of canine heartworm disease, is commonly found in the pulmonary artery and right ventricle of dogs and other animals. It could infect dogs, cats, and various wild mammals, with increased incidence in temperate and tropical areas [1] . The heartworm parasite is transmitted by various mosquito species, including Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex [2, 3] . After mosquitoes feed on an infected microfilaremic reservoir host, the mosquitoes act as intermediate hosts, carrying infectious "larvae 3" (L3) stage larvae, which could be transmitted to a dog or a cat [4] .
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