Key factors influencing canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in the United States

Parasit Vectors. 2012 Oct 30:5:245. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-245.

Abstract

An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council's (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of disease, as identified in a recent CAPC workshop, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dirofilaria immitis / isolation & purification*
  • Dirofilariasis / epidemiology*
  • Dirofilariasis / parasitology*
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Dog Diseases / parasitology*
  • Dogs
  • Risk Factors
  • Topography, Medical*
  • United States / epidemiology