| prevalence of dirofilaria immitis and dipetalonema reconditum in greyhounds. | blood samples from 331 greyhounds in the hunter valley and nearby coastal areas of new south wales were examined for microfilariae using a filtration technique. species were identified by histochemical staining; 10.9% of the greyhounds were infected with dirofilaria immitis and 3.6% with dipetalonema reconditum. the prevalence of infection of both species was significantly greater in summer than in winter (p = less than 0.05). infection with d. immitis was correlated with differences in age, sex ... | 1985 | 3842800 |
| the incidence of dirofilaria immitis and dipetalonema reconditum in dogs and cats in sydney. | | 1973 | 4734728 |
| the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis in dogs in sydney. | four hundred and four dogs from 9 pounds in sydney were examined for circulating microfilariae and antigens of dirofilaria immitis. one hundred of these were also examined post mortem for adult heartworms. the prevalence of infection in the 404 dogs as shown by serology was 11.4%, and 5.9% had circulating microfilariae of d immitis. adult heartworms were present in 15 of 100 dogs. dipetalonema reconditum microfilariae were present in 3.7% of dogs. dirofilariosis is still a common and important p ... | 1996 | 8660208 |