Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Adult heartworm found in abdomen of 3-year-old dog in Korea
By Oh, Hyun-Wook et al.·Published in The Korean journal of parasitology·2008·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ectopic migration of an adult heartworm in a dog with dirofilariasis (case report).
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female mongrel dog was found to have an adult heartworm in her abdomen during a spaying surgery. The heartworm infection, known as dirofilariasis, was confirmed through several tests, including a blood test. This case is notable as it is the first report of an adult heartworm migrating to the abdominal cavity in dogs in South Korea. The dog was treated during the surgery, but further details on her recovery were not provided.
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Abstract
A 3-yr-old female mongrel dog was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University in the Republic of Korea. An adult heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, was found in the abdominal cavity of the dog during spaying. Dirofilariasis in this dog was also diagnosed by modified Knott's test, ELISA test, and PCR analysis. The present case is the first report on the migration of an adult dog heartworm to the abdominal cavity of a dog in the Republic of Korea.
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