He received a research assistantship while in veterinary college and began conducting his diagnostic test for occult heartworm disease, which had been utilized at Auburn University. (veterinarians.com)
In occult heartworm disease there are adult heartworm parasites in the pulmonary arteries yet there are no microfilaria circulating in the bloodstream. (lbah.com)
There are several reasons why occult heartworm disease might occur. (lbah.com)