Dirofilaria immitis

A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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For Figure 1, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2002 Contributors. Copyright 40th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2002. Used with permission.

Figures 2 and 3 were contributed by Richard L. Kradin, M.D., Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification