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

Heidi E. Brown; Laura C. Harrington; Phillip E. Kaufman; Tanja McKay; Dwight D. Bowman; C. Thomas Nelson; Dongmei Wang; Robert Lund

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-245

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

Heidi E. Brown, Laura C. Harrington, Phillip E. Kaufman, Tanja McKay, Dwight D. Bowman, C. Thomas Nelson, Dongmei Wang, Robert Lund

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Councils (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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	245
Journal	Parasites and Vectors
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-245
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Canine heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
Mosquito vectors
Spatial prevalence

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Parasitology
Infectious Diseases

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