Heartworm in Dogs in Canada in 1984

In late December 1984, 1853 institutional veterinarians and small and mixed animal clinics across Canada were sent a questionnaire in order to assess the status of Dirofilaria immitis in Canada in 1984 and 35% of them responded. Veterinarians reported that 97,794 dogs were blood-tested to check for...

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Main Authors: Slocombe, J. Owen D., McMillan, Ian
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
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Canada
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680169
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422583
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1680169 2023-05-15T17:21:53+02:00 Heartworm in Dogs in Canada in 1984 Slocombe, J. Owen D. McMillan, Ian 1985-10 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680169 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422583 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680169 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422583 Articles Text 1985 ftpubmed 2013-08-31T12:03:20Z In late December 1984, 1853 institutional veterinarians and small and mixed animal clinics across Canada were sent a questionnaire in order to assess the status of Dirofilaria immitis in Canada in 1984 and 35% of them responded. Veterinarians reported that 97,794 dogs were blood-tested to check for microfilariae and 1417 dogs (1.45% of those tested) were found with heartworm. Another 34 dogs were amicrofilaremic, but were diagnosed as having heartworm disease, to give the total number diagnosed in 1984 as 1451 (1.48%). Heartworm was reported from all provinces except Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland but most (1310) of the cases were in Ontario. In Quebec, 126 cases were reported mostly from west of Montreal. Text Newfoundland Prince Edward Island PubMed Central (PMC) Canada
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description In late December 1984, 1853 institutional veterinarians and small and mixed animal clinics across Canada were sent a questionnaire in order to assess the status of Dirofilaria immitis in Canada in 1984 and 35% of them responded. Veterinarians reported that 97,794 dogs were blood-tested to check for microfilariae and 1417 dogs (1.45% of those tested) were found with heartworm. Another 34 dogs were amicrofilaremic, but were diagnosed as having heartworm disease, to give the total number diagnosed in 1984 as 1451 (1.48%). Heartworm was reported from all provinces except Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland but most (1310) of the cases were in Ontario. In Quebec, 126 cases were reported mostly from west of Montreal.
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