| prevalence and molecular epidemiological data on dirofilaria immitis in dogs from northeastern states of india. | the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis in stray, pet, and working dogs (n = 413, 266, and 103, resp.) from guwahati (assam) and aizawl (mizoram), areas located in two northeastern states of india. diagnostic methods applied were microscopy (wet film and knott's concentration technique), immunological test (ag elisa by snap 4dx elisa kit), and molecular tools (polymerase chain reaction and sequencing), which evidenced 11.38, 18.03, and 13.93% of positi ... | 2015 | 25685835 |