Canine Filariasis in Southwestern Ohio

dc.creator	Appleton, G. L.	en_US
dc.creator	Arlian, L. G.	en_US
dc.creator	Boise, P. C.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2006-07-07T01:47:20Z
dc.date.available	2006-07-07T01:47:20Z
dc.date.issued	1979-05	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Ohio Journal of Science. v79, n3 (May, 1979), 136-138	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0030-0950	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1811/22619
dc.description	Author Institution: Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University; Miami Valley Animal Hospital	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Prevalence of canine filariasis was determined in 2101 dogs surveyed between February 1976 and February 1977 in southwestern Ohio. Prevalence of D. immitis was 1.9% while no D. reconditum were found. Dogs from veterinary clinics had a prevalence of 1.2% (n=1679), while a 4.5% (n = 422) prevalence was reported from animal shelter dogs. A significantly higher prevalence was reported in male dogs, dogs with short hair, and those that were kept out-of-doors most of the time. The incidence of infection in those dogs who had been reported out-of-Ohio within the year prior to checking was 3.5% as compared to 3.2% in dogs that had not been out of Ohio. Thus, D. immitis infection is endemic in the area.	en_US
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dc.title	Canine Filariasis in Southwestern Ohio	en_US