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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Chromadorea > Spirurida > Filarioidea > Dirofilaria > Dirofilaria immitis

Preferred term

Dirofilaria immitis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dog Heartworm
  • Dog Heartworms
  • Heartworm, Dog
  • Heartworms, Dog

Note

  • infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES

Scope note

  • A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004183

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