Sentences with phrase «microfilaria which»

Adult female worms produce more microfilaria which circulate in the bloodstream until they are also picked up by a mosquito.

When mosquitoes feed off an infected mammal, they pick up baby heartworms called microfilaria which grow and develop into infectious larvae in the mosquito until the insect feeds again, this time on your pet.

Adult female heartworms living in an infected dog, coyote, fox, raccoon, or wolf produce microscopic worms known as microfilariae which circulate in the infected animals bloodstream.

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In the skin the larvae mate and form so - called new microfilaria, which then reach the dog's bloodstream.

«Single sex heartworm infections, host immune responses affecting the presence of circulating microfilariae and the administration of heartworm preventives can be factors which produce occult infections in dogs.»

The products containing milbemycin (Interceptor and Sentinel) will also kill microfilariae, L3 and L4 larvae but they will do it much faster, which can create circulatory shock if a large number of microfilariae die at the same time.

Adult heartworms can then produce live microfilaria, which are released into the bloodstream and the cycle repeats when another mosquito comes along.

These microfilariae have the ability to infect mosquitoes which feed on the infected dog.

When a mosquito bites an infected dog, fox, coyote, or wolf and takes a blood meal, it picks up baby heartworms (microfilaria) which then mature within the mosquito into larvae over a period of 10 to 14 days.

The dog is a natural host for heartworms, which means that heartworms that live inside the dog can mature into adults, mate and produce microscopic larval forms called microfilariae.

If a mosquito bites a dog whose blood is filled with microfilaria, the mosquito will become a new vector of the parasite, the microfilaria of which turn into larvae inside the mosquito.

Once in the dog's bloodstream, the larvae mature through several stages and eventually take up residence in the heart, from which they release offspring called microfilaria into the bloodstream of the dog.

These larvae mature into adults, which can be a foot in length, and they produce microfilariae that circulate in the bloodstream.

They live for up to 5 years, during which time they can produce millions of offspring called microfilariae.

When a mosquito bites an infected dog, it sucks up the microfilariae, which then live in the mosquito in order to mature into infective larvae.

Heartworms are transmitted from one dog to another by mosquitoes, which pick up tiny immature heartworms, called microfilariae, when they bite an infected dog.

Interceptor - It contains milbemycin, which in addition to preventing heartworms also kills circulating microfilaria and sterilizes adult heartworms.

The problem with using the slow - kill technique to kill adult heartworms, experts say, is this: If there are microfilariae in the infected dog that are resistant to the macrocyclic lactone drug used, those parasites will be transmitted to mosquitoes, potentially finding their way to a new dog in which to reproduce, increasing the risk to all dogs in the area.

After the adult worms are killed, another drug must be given to rid the bloodstream of microfilariae, which are not affected by the drug used to kill the adult worms.

When a mosquito feeds on an infected animal, it ingests these microfilariae, which develop into infective larvae inside the mosquito in about two weeks.2

They produce cute little micro-baby heartworms called microfilariae, which hang out in the bloodstream, just waiting for a mosquito to land on the poor, unsuspecting doggy host for a quick meal.

Females produce babies called «microfilaria,» which are shed into an animal's bloodstream but are not capable of directly causing heartworm without first passing through a mosquito.

Diagnosis of canine dirofilariosis in animals which originate from a low - endemic region is difficult for 3 main reasons: 1) possible absence of circulating microfilariae (occult disease), 2) high frequency of a low number of adults, which in turn produces false negative results, using either ELISA or latex agglutination test, 3) possible false sero - positive results, due to cross-reaction with adult antigens of Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens (Schrey, 1996), the agent of subcutaneous dirofilariasis causing chronic pruritic dermatitis in dogs (Tarello, 1999).

It takes a total of 6 months for larvae to mature into adult heartworms which produce more microfilariae.

The reliability of heartworm testing, which depends on the presence of heartworm antigen or microfilariae, is affected by the relative lack of both in cats.

This observation suggests that the search for microfilariae must not be abandoned, and preferably coupled with serological tests, which are important tools in enzootic regions, providing semiquantitative data upon the parasitic burden of infection (Rawlings and Calvert, 1995).

Reinfection is prevented by using a heartworm preventative which also can eliminate microfilariae.

Females produce babies, called «microfilariae,» which are shed into an animal's bloodstream but are not capable of directly causing heartworm without first passing through a mosquito.

When fixed using 2 per cent formalin, microfilariae of D. immitis are 262 - 338 mm in length and 4 - 6,2 mm in width (Schrey, 1996), distinguishing them from the non-pathogenic filarial larvae of A. reconditum which are shorter and thinner (241 - 287 mm x 3,8 - 5 mm).

After a mosquito bites your dog, heartworm microfilaria (baby worms) pass into the bloodstream, where they eventually mature into larvae, which will grow into adult heartworms.

The microfilariae continue to live in the blood of the infected animal as they mature into adult heartworms, a process which takes about 5 - 7 months.

Adult heartworms living in the heart produce offspring, known as microfilariae, which circulate in the animal's blood.

The milbemycin - based products will also do the same job but will kill the microfilariae much faster, which can create circulatory shock if there are large numbers of microfilariae dying all at one time.

The microfilariae, which are the newborn children of the adult worms living in the heart and pulmonary arteries.

There's two papers now, published by Dr. John McCall, a parasitologist at the University of Georgia, showing that applying a product which has insecticidal and repellent properties toward mosquitoes, was 100 percent effective at preventing the transmission of microfilaria from infected dogs to the mosquitoes.

A single mature female can produce up to 5,000 microfilariae in one day, each of which can survive in the dog's bloodstream for years, continuing to produce more microfilariae.

The larvae also become sexually mature and produce microfilariae of their own, which are available in the dog's blood to other mosquitoes.

These adult heartworms mate and give birth to live microfilariae, which are essentially baby worms, while inside of your Golden Retriever.

Heartworms are transmitted to dogs through mosquito bites in which microfilaria is transferred to the dog.

Heartworms are transmitted to dogs through mosquito bites in which microfilaria is transferred to...