Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ectopic migration of an adult heartworm in a dog with dirofilariasis (case report).
- Journal:
- The Korean journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Oh, Hyun-Wook et al.
- Affiliation:
- College of Veterinary Medicine · South Korea
- Species:
- dog
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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