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High Dipetalonema reconditum microfilarial counts in two dogs. 1978

R Herd

Dipetalonema reconditum microfilarial counts of 509 and 932/ml of blood, respectively, were found in 2 dogs thought to have been infected with Dirofilaria immitis. The high counts were attributed to a state of immunosuppression. It was concluded that microfilarial width is a more reliable criterion that microfilarial numbers for the differentiation of D immitis and D reconditum infections. For reliable width measurements, it is necessary to use the modified Knott or polycarbonate filter techniques, inasmuch as the cellulose filter technique gives misleading results.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D001769	Blood	The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004153	Dipetalonema	A filarial nematode parasite of mammalian blood with the vector being a tick or small fly.	Dipetalonemas
D004154	Dipetalonema Infections	Infections with nematodes of the genus DIPETALONEMA.	Dipetalonemiasis,Infections, Dipetalonema,Dipetalonema Infection,Dipetalonemiases,Infection, Dipetalonema
D004184	Dirofilariasis	Infection with nematodes of the genus DIROFILARIA, usually in animals, especially dogs, but occasionally in man.	Heartworm Disease,Dirofilariases,Disease, Heartworm
D004283	Dog Diseases	Diseases of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, WOLVES; FOXES; and other Canidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used.	Canine Diseases,Canine Disease,Disease, Canine,Disease, Dog,Diseases, Canine,Diseases, Dog,Dog Disease
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D005260	Female		Females
D005368	Filariasis	Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.	Elaeophoriasis,Filarioidea Infections,Infections, Filarioidea,Elaeophoriases,Filariases,Filarioidea Infection,Infection, Filarioidea