"Dirofilaria immitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
| Descriptor ID |
D004183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dirofilaria immitis- Dirofilaria immitis
- Dirofilaria immitides
- immitis, Dirofilaria
- Dog Heartworm
- Dog Heartworms
- Heartworm, Dog
- Heartworms, Dog
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dirofilaria immitis" by people in Profiles.
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Regional and local temporal trends in the prevalence of canine heartworm infection in the contiguous United States: 2012-2018. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jul 30; 12(1):380.
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Forecasting United States heartworm Dirofilaria immitis prevalence in dogs. Parasit Vectors. 2016 10 10; 9(1):540.
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Immunolocalization of superoxide dismutase in Dirofilaria immitis adult worms. Infect Immun. 1993 Mar; 61(3):1157-63.
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Dirofilaria immitis superoxide dismutase: purification and characterization. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1991 Dec; 49(2):245-51.