Microfilariae may also be transmitted across the placental barrier to
unborn puppies if the mother dog is infected with heartworm.
Not exact matches
Unborn puppies can become infected with Babesia across the placenta (this is called «transplacental transmission»),
if their mother is infected during her pregnancy.
It occurs
if a
puppy fetus is infected prior to birth (i.e.
if its pregnant mother is infected and passes the virus to her
unborn puppies through the placenta).