Not exact matches
Once in the bloodstream of the new host, the
microfilariae will spend the next week or two developing into the next stage of development
within the host's skin.
The
microfilariae then molt into their «infective stage»
within the mosquito (this takes ~ 10 - 14 days).
(ref1, ref2) We think that Wolbachia enters the heartworm's eggs when they are incubating
within the mature female heartworm's uterus to produce already - infected
microfilaria.
For example, an infected dog
within the household may be the source of heartworm and therefore should be tested for heartworm antigen and
microfilariae.
Development of
microfilariae to the second larval stage (L2) and to the infective third stage (L3) occurs
within the mosquito in ~ 1 - 4 wk, depending on environmental temperatures.
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.
Microfilariae may live up to 2 years
within the host dog in whom they were born; if after this period a mosquito has not picked them up, they die of old age.
During the next 10 to 14 days, the
microfilaria mature to the infective larval stage
within the mosquito.
There is more to transmission than just mosquitoes; it must also be warm enough for a long enough time period to allow the development of
microfilariae to infective L3's
within the mosquito's body.
There is more to transmission than simply the presence of mosquitoes; it must also be warm enough for a long enough time period to allow the development of
microfilariae to infective L3's
within the mosquito's body.
The
microfilariae mature into the infective larval stage
within the mosquito.
Microfilariae can not develop into adult heartworms in our dogs without first developing into the infective stage
within a mosquito.
Within 70 to 90 days, the
microfilariae make it to your pet's heart and, once mature, begin reproducing.