Dirofilaria immitis (dog heartworm) principally infests canine hosts. However, human pulmonary dirofilariasis is being reported with increasing frequency, and the following case illustrates essential features of the disease. It typically presents as a solitary pulmonary nodule without symptoms and invariably requires pulmonary resection to differentiate it from primary or secondary malignancy.

In order to evaluate the prevalence of canine heartworm in the State of Rio de Janeiro, a multicenter survey was carried out in two phases. The survey involved 1376 dogs from two cities: Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, and its surroundings, including the eastern shore and mountain resorts, which were further divided into sections. In the first phase, 795 dog blood samples were examined by the modif...

Activation of lipid peroxidation due to a disorder redox homeostasis in dogs with comorbidity babesiosis and dirofilariasis causes the involvement not only components hepatorenal system, but also cardiopulmonary system pathological process against background development intoxication hypoxic phenomena hepatocytes cardiomyocytes. As result conducted biochemical studies blood sick animals, it was ...