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  • Title: Ectopic migration of an adult heartworm in a dog with dirofilariasis (case report).
    Author: Oh HW, Jun HK, You MJ, Hayasaki M, Song KH.
    Journal: Korean J Parasitol; 2008 Sep; 46(3):171-3. PubMed ID: 18830057.
    Abstract:
    A 3-yr-old female mongrel dog was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University in the Republic of Korea. An adult heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, was found in the abdominal cavity of the dog during spaying. Dirofilariasis in this dog was also diagnosed by modified Knott's test, ELISA test, and PCR analysis. The present case is the first report on the migration of an adult dog heartworm to the abdominal cavity of a dog in the Republic of Korea.
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