Table 1 Number of cases of canine heartworm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) infections: non-endemic regions seen by the practitioners in the last 12Â months
| Â | Number of cases: non-endemic countries/regions | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | 0 | 1 | 2–5 | 6–9 | >10 | Responders |
UK | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Germany | 40 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 101 |
Netherlands | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
France | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
Spain | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
Italy | 51 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
Total (%) | 290 (74) | 61 (16) | 30 (8) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 389 |