| prevalence of the dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs from merida, yucatan, mexico. | the aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis infection, and to examine the relationship between host factors (gender, age and breed) and d. immitis infection in dogs. the study was designed as a cross-sectional study. a total of 676 dogs were examined for d. immitis infection. adult worms (necropsy) and blood samples were collected from all animals for diagnosis of d. immitis. blood samples were examined using a modified knott's and thick drop techniques. fi ... | 2007 | 17630215 |
| ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus: a probable vector of dirofilaria immitis in coastal areas of yucatan, mexico. | mosquito collections were done on microfilaremic dogs, positive for dirofilaria immitis (leidy), for 15 consecutive nights in celestun, yucatan, southeastern mexico, during january 2007. in total, 275 mosquitoes (3 male and 272 female) of five species were collected: ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus (wiedemann), ochlerotatus sollicitans (walker), culex quinquefasciatus say, culex interrogator (dyar & knab), and aedes aegypti (l.). oc. taeniorhynchus was the species most frequently collected, and it h ... | 2008 | 18283960 |
| incrimination of the mosquito, aedes taeniorhynchus, as the primary vector of heartworm, dirofilaria immitis, in coastal yucatan, mexico. | mosquito collections were carried out on microfilaraemic dogs, positive for dirofilaria sp., for 18 consecutive nights in the coastal town of celestún, yucatan, southeast mexico, during the rainy season (august) of 2007. a total of 292 female mosquitoes representing 12 species of dipteran culicidae were collected: anopheles albimanus (wiedemann); anopheles crucians (wiedemann); anopheles pseudopunctipennis (theobald); culex coronator (dyar & knab); culex interrogator (dyar & knab); culex nigripa ... | 2010 | 20572932 |