"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.230.300
Concept/Terms
Dirofilaria immitis- Dirofilaria immitis
- Dirofilaria immitides
- immitides, Dirofilaria
- 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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Changes in canine serum N-glycosylation as a result of infection with the heartworm parasite Dirofilaria immitis. Sci Rep. 2018 11 09; 8(1):16625.
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Intradural Dirofilariasis in a Dog with Chronic Cervical Pain. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2017 Jan/Feb; 53(1):59-63.
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PREVALENCE, GENETIC ANALYSES, AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEARTWORM (DIROFILARIA IMMITIS) IN WILD COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) FROM FLORIDA, USA. J Wildl Dis. 2016 10; 52(4):785-792.
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Spatial distribution of seroprevalence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Washington, Oregon, and California. Vet Clin Pathol. 2011 Sep; 40(3):293-302.
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Identification and characterization of the cofactor-independent phosphoglycerate mutases of Dirofilaria immitis and its Wolbachia endosymbiont. Vet Parasitol. 2011 Mar 22; 176(4):350-6.
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Dirofilaria immitis prevalence in a canine population in the Samana Peninsula (Dominican Republic) - June 2001. Vet Parasitol. 2005 Nov 05; 133(4):323-7.
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Characterization of the N-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins synthesized by microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis. J Parasitol. 1993 Dec; 79(6):815-28.
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Onchocerca volvulus, O. gutturosa, Brugia malayi, and Dirofilaria immitis: a comparative study of the immunochemical properties of cuticular proteins from filarial parasites. Exp Parasitol. 1991 Feb; 72(2):164-73.
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Leukotriene C4 synthesis catalyzed by Dirofilaria immitis glutathione S-transferase. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1989 Feb; 40(2):171-5.
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A DNA probe cloned in Escherichia coli for the identification of Brugia malayi. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1986 May; 19(2):117-23.