| canine filariosis caused by dirofilaria immitis in mozambique: a small survey based on the identification of microfilariae. | dirofilaria immitis was diagnosed in 4 of 13 indigenous dogs from the province of zambézia, mozambique, by acid phosphatase staining of microfilariae. the finding reconfirms the occurrence of the parasite in mozambique after 3 decades and emphasises the need for extensive surveys. additionally, in 1 of the infected dogs, microfilariae of dipetalonema reconditum were detected, which is the 1st record of this parasite in mozambique. | 2002 | 12515299 |