| prevalence of dirofilaria immitis in dogs from hatay province, turkey. | the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of canine dirofilariosis in hatay province, south of turkey. a total of 269 blood samples were collected from owned dogs in this multi-centre survey between march and july 2006. blood samples were examined by modified knott and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) techniques to detect circulating microfilariae and antigens of dirofilaria immitis, respectively. seventy out of 269 dogs (26.0%) were positive for d. immitis. however, 6 ... | 2009 | 19173764 |