| [dirofilaria immitis (leidy, 1856) in the neighborhood of a feline case: a study about the transmission]. | dirofilaria immitis preferably infects canids and can, in lower frequency, be found in cats (felis catus linnaeus, 1758). the parasite may be transmitted by various culicidae species. motivated by an autochtone feline heartworm case diagnosed in the region of engenho novo - rj (s 22 degrees 90' e wo 43 degrees 27'), the following issues were surveyed: 1) the local culicidae fauna and; 2) the ocurrence of microfilaremic dogs. the mosquito study was conducted from april 2003 through may 2004, by p ... | 2009 | 20040185 |