When definitive treatment is not feasible, steps should be taken to minimize heartworm transmission
in microfilaremic dogs and to limit exposure of the shelter population to infected mosquitoes.
When dogs test positive and relocation can not be postponed, steps should be taken to minimize heartworm transmission
in microfilaremic dogs.
Effects of doxycycline on heartworm embryogenesis, transmission, circulating microfilaria, and adult worms
in microfilaremic dogs.