Table 1 Summary of diagnostics for heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs from Australia
From: Mosquito-borne heartworm Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Australia
Animal (dogs) | Immunology | Parasitology | Molecular diagnostics (real-time PCR) | Heartworm prevention | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FVS-CN# | Age (yrs) | Witnessa | DiroCHEKb | Knott’s test | Dog (Ct)c | Filaria (Mff#/ml)d | D. immitis (Mff#/ml)e | Clinical signs | Compliancef | Active |
1 | 6.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | 7 | – | Inconsistent | na |
2 | 9.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Present | Yes | Selamectin |
3 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 27.6 | 10 | 14 | – | na | na |
4 | 7.5 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 35.0 | 165 | 147 | Present | na | na |
5 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 31.1 | 10 | 9 | – | na | na |
6 | 6.7 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 26.8 | – | – | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
7 | 8.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 26.4 | 835 | 571 | – | Yes | Ivermectin |
8 | 10.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.9 | 215 | 204 | – | na | na |
9 | 3.8 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 26.2 | 118 | 52 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
10 | 5.1 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 27.7 | 46 | 15 | – | inconsistent | na |
11 | na | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.5 | 23,376 | 60,527 | – | inconsistent | na |
12 | 2.8 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 30.2 | 24 | 460 | – | Yes | Moxidectin |
13 | 2.0 | Positive | Negative | Positive | 24.3 | 126 | 77 | Present | inconsistent | na |
14 | 4.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 32.9 | 3 | 0 | – | na | na |
15 | 7.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 22.4 | 912 | 610 | – | na | na |
16 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 23.0 | 940 | 261 | – | na | na |
17 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.9 | 165 | 518 | – | na | na |
18 | 2.0 | Positive | Negative | Positive | 25.2 | 124 | 239 | – | na | na |
19 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.6 | 34 | 261 | Present | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
20 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 26.3 | 1,184 | 3,471 | – | na | na |
21 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.6 | 36 | 130 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
22 | 13.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.2 | 70 | 52 | Present | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
23 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.8 | 60 | 416 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
24 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 38.8 | 1 | 77 | – | na | na |
25 | 5.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 26.6 | 4,543 | 8,042 | Present | inconsistent | na |
26 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.5 | 58 | 319 | – | inconsistent | na |
27 | 3.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 34.1 | 16 | 157 | – | inconsistent | na |
28 | 10.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.8 | 11,214 | 1,478 | – | inconsistent | na |
29 | 2.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 36.7 | – | 12 | – | na | na |
30 | 10.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.3 | 2,022 | 9,551 | – | Yes | Ivermectin |
31 | 7.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 23.9 | 177 | 217 | – | na | na |
32 | 6.1 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.1 | 15 | 321 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
33 | na | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.8 | 41 | 45 | Present | inconsistent | Ivermectin |
34 | 5.5 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 23.7 | 8,745 | 15,976 | Present | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
35 | 6.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 37.4 | 198 | 320 | – | n/a | na |
36 | 4.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 24.8 | 44,966 | 1,866 | – | n/a | na |
37 | 2.1 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 35.6 | 31 | 5,717 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |
38 | 7.0 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 28.8 | 142 | 4,505 | – | Yes | Moxidectin |
39 | 1.8 | Positive | Positive | Positive | 27.4 | 773 | 276 | – | Yes | Milbemycin oxime |