Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in carnivores kept in zoos in Texas, USA: risk perception, practices, and antigen detection

Table 2 Heartworm prevention use by facility

	Ailuridae	Canidae	Eupleridae	Felidae	Herpestidae	Hyaenidae	Mephitidae	Mustelidae	Procyonidae	Ursidae	Viverridae
Facility A		P		P
Facility B		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Facility C		P		P				P	N		P
Facility D		P		P	N	P	N	P	P	P
Facility E	P	P	P	P	N		P	P		P
Facility F		P		P	P			P		P
Facility G		P		P				N	M	N	N
Facility H		P		P	P			P	P	P
Facility I		P		P	P			P	P	P
Facility J		P	P	P			N	S	N

Blank spaces indicate a family that is not represented in the facility
P Family represented in facility and all animals on prevention, M family represented in facility and MOST animals are on prevention, S family represented in facility and SOME animals are on prevention, N family represented in facility but not on prevention

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