| dirofilaria immitis in the dingo (canis familiaris dingo) in a tropical region of the northern territory, australia. | the heart and lungs from 32 adult dingoes (canis familiaris dingo) were examined for canine heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection. eighteen of 32 (56%) samples were infected, with intensity of infection ranging from 1 to 31 worms per animal. seven of 18 (39%) infections were single sex infections. large numbers of circulating microfilariae were present in blood from all dingoes infected with both sexes of worms. | 1988 | 3352087 |
| oocysts and high seroprevalence of neospora caninum in dogs living in remote aboriginal communities and wild dogs in australia. | canines are definitive hosts of neospora caninum (apicomplexa). for horizontal transmission from canines to occur, viable oocysts of n. caninum must occur in the environment of susceptible intermediate hosts. canids in australia include wild dogs and aboriginal community dogs. wild dogs are those dogs that are not dependent on humans for survival and consist of the dingo, feral domestic dog and their hybrid genotypes. aboriginal community dogs are dependent on humans, domesticated and owned by a ... | 2011 | 22245069 |