Transplantation of Adult Heartworms, Dirofilaria immitis, into Dogs and Cats
- 1 April 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 39 (2), 139-144
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3274108
Abstract
Successful transplantation of adult IX immitis has been achieved in both dogs and cats as indicated by the presence of microfilariae in the peripheral circulation and the recovery of living adult worms from the heart of the recipient animals after varying periods of observation.Keywords
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- The Incidence of Coccidia, Heartworms, and Intestinal Helminths in Dogs and Cats in Northern New JerseyJournal of Parasitology, 1952