Dirofilaria immitis in the Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) in a Tropical Region of the Northern Territory, Australia

T. W. Starr; R. C. Mulley

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-24.1.164

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1 January 1988 Dirofilaria immitis in the Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) in a Tropical Region of the Northern Territory, Australia

T. W. Starr, R. C. Mulley

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 24(1):164-165 (1988). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-24.1.164

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The heart and lungs from 32 adult dingoes (Canis familiaris dingo) were examined for canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection. Eighteen of 32 (56%) samples were infected, with intensity of infection ranging from 1 to 31 worms per animal. Seven of 18 (39%) infections were single sex infections. Large numbers of circulating microfilariae were present in blood from all dingoes infected with both sexes of worms.

Starr and Mulley: Dirofilaria immitis in the Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) in a Tropical Region of the Northern Territory, Australia

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T. W. Starr and R. C. Mulley "Dirofilaria immitis in the Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) in a Tropical Region of the Northern Territory, Australia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 24(1), 164-165, (1 January 1988). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-24.1.164

Received: 27 July 1987; Published: 1 January 1988

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