TY  - JOUR
T1  - Contribution to the Study of Canine Heartworm in Tiaret (Algeria)
AU - Ammam, Abdelkader AU - Aissi, Meriem 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 14
IS  - 11
SP  - 340
EP  - 344
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2015.340.344
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2015.340.344
KW  - Dogs
KW  -heartworm
KW  -microscopic observation
KW  -prevalence
KW  -Tiaret
KW  -witness test
AB  - Canine heartworm disease also called cardiopulmonary filariasis is a non-contagious helminthosis,
particularly affecting canines, due to the presence in the right heart and the pulmonary artery of a wired called:
heartworm, this is a serious disease that causes overall heart failure, highly hampers the dogs who become
unable to make the expected services and most often leads to death. The aim of this study was to determine the
prevalence of heartworm in dogs in the wilaya of Tiaret, a town in Western Algeria. Between February 2010 and
December 2015, 1300, blood samples were taken from dogs of various age, each sample was analyzed using
various laboratory techniques (direct microscopic evaluation of a sample of fresh blood, MGG staining, rapid
test immunomigration “Dirofilaria witness”). Then, autopsy of dead dogs and/or euthanized. A prevalence of
0% was found on a sample of 1300 dogs. This study shows for the first time the prevalence of heartworm in
Tiaret region of Algeria and emphasizes the importance of routine screening for the disease to establish any
possible emergence of pathology.
ER  -