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

Table 6 Routine diagnostic testing methods for D. immitis by facility

	Ailuridae	Canidae	Eupleridae	Felidae	Herpestidae	Hyaenidae	Mephitidae	Mustelidae	Procyonidae	Ursidae	Viverridae
Facility A		CT		FY
Facility B		CT	CT	CT	CT	CT	CT	CT	CT	CT	CT
Facility C		CT		FT				FT, FY	N		U
Facility D		CT		FT, FY	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
Facility E	CT	CT	FT	FT	CT		CT	CT		CT
Facility F		CT, FY		FT, FY	N			FT, FY		CT, FY
Facility G		CT		FT				N	N	N	N
Facility H		CT		FT	CT			CT	CT	CT
Facility I		CT, K		CT, FT, FY, K	CT			CT	CT, FT, K	CT, K
Facility J		CT	U	FT, FY			N	T, Y	N

CT canine antigen test, FT feline antigen test, T non-species-specific antigen test, FY feline antibody test, Y non-species-specific antibody test, K modified Knott’s test, W wet mount, direct smear, U unspecified or other, N not performed
Blank spaces indicate a family that is not represented in the facility

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