Table 1 Six dogs with confirmed diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection or heartworm disease, Estonia, 2021–2022
Cases | History of import or travel | Sex | Age (years) | Weight (kg) | Indoor or outdoor dog | Patient-side antigen detection test result | ELISA for detection of D. immitis antigen | Echocardiography: adult heartworms | Microscopy: microfilariae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | None | Male, neutered | 5 | 7.7 | Indoor | Positive | Positive | ||
Case 2 | Imported from Croatia | Female, neutered | 6 | 28.7 | Outdoor | Positive | Positive | Positive | |
Case 3 | None | Male | 2 | 19.3 | Indoor | Positive | Positive | ||
Case 4 | Imported from Russia | Male, neutered | 2 | 34.2 | Indoor | Positive | Positive | ||
Case 5 | None | Female, neutered | 5 | 3.0 | Indoor | Positive | Positive | ||
Case 6 | None | Male | 9 | 34.0 | Outdoor | Positive | Positive | Positive |