| prevalence of dirofilaria immitis infection in living raccoon dogs assessed by hematological examination. | the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis in free-ranging raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) was examined in the southeast region of kanagawa prefecture, japan, using a rapid immunomigration (rim) test kit. between april 2007 and march 2010, we examined 108 raccoon dogs rescued and housed by the kanazawa zoological garden. d. immitis infection was found in 8 (7.4%) raccoon dogs. this is the first report to reveal the prevalence of d. immitis infection in living raccoon dogs. the prev ... | 2011 | 21293077 |