Heartworm Is Spreading: What Every Dog Owner Needs to Know About the Mosquito Threat

From diagnosis to the brutal treatment process, here's what veterinary professionals wish every dog owner understood about ...
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A diagnostic tool in development could lead to earlier heartworm detection

What if a breath is all it took to detect a parasite? Global Innovative Platforms recently completed a study of a potential ...
Yahoo

Climate change is increasing risk for heartworm, researchers say. How to protect your pet

Climate change could be contributing to the spread of heartworm in the U.S., creating conditions ripe for the transmitters of the parasite, mosquitoes, to breed. A 2019 USA TODAY article cited data ...
WPTV-TV

Mutty Paws Rescue sees surge in dogs with heartworm

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Mutty Paws Rescue is warning dog owners after they say they've seen a surge in dogs with heartworm from infected mosquitoes. "You can have a seemingly healthy dog and not ...
ABC7

Dogs at higher risk of contracting heartworm disease from mosquitoes in OC, officials say

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- The chances of dogs catching heartworm disease in Orange County are going up thanks to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, officials say. The pesky Aedes aegypti, more commonly ...
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Rescue Flights Sends Dozens of Heartworm-Positive Dogs into Loving Homes and Healthier Futures

Greater Good Charities, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, and The Animal Rescue Site have partnered together for the Save a Heart initiative, an effort to help heartworm-positive shelter pets. The ...
East Bay Times

Mosquitoes carrying dog heartworm found in three Southern California cities, vector control agency warns

The lab that tests mosquitoes, fleas and such countywide for West Nile virus and other transmissible diseases was recently able to add dog heartworm to its screenings and found mosquitoes carrying the ...