Sentences with word «microfilaremic»

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.
The goal is to intervene at two different stages — first, to help prevent mosquitoes from feeding on microfilaremic dogs and wild canids, and second, to prevent infected mosquitoes from biting dogs, cats or ferrets and transmitting infective larvae.
Whether the situation is an owned pet accompanying emigrating or traveling caretakers, the relocation of homeless animals for adoption, or the movement of dogs for competition, exhibition, research or sale, this process carries the risk of spreading infectious diseases.This includes the transmission of Dirofilaria immitis when infected dogs have become microfilaremic.
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.
Even in areas where the prevalence of HW infection is high, ~ 20 % of infected dogs may not be microfilaremic.
Blocking the transmission of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) to mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) by weekly exposure for one month to microfilaremic dogs treated once topically with dinotefuran - permethrin - pyriproxyfen.
However, the potential for a microfilaremic infections is 5 - 67 %.
Consider the use of doxycycline with the adulticide protocol (recent studies show that the microfilaremic dog is at best a poor reservoir of infection after its use).
When mosquitoes feed on a microfilaremic dog, they become heartworm vectors capable of transmitting heartworms to unprotected pets.
Inhibition of the transmission of Dirofilaria immitis to mosquitoes by weekly exposure to microfilaremic dogs treated topically with dinotefuran — permethrin - pyriproxyfen.
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