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Population genomics reveals an ancient origin of heartworms in canids.
Communications biology - 20 Jan 2026
Power Rosemonde I, Abdullah Swaid, Walden Heather S, Verocai Guilherme G, Sanders Tiana L, Luksovsky Joe L, Moorhead Andrew R, Dzimianski Michael T, Foster Jeremy M, Michalski Michelle L, Rojas Alicia, Chacón Samuel C, Deak Georgiana, Mihalca Andrei D, Danesi Patrizia, Papadopoulos Elias, Taweethavonsawat Piyanan, Thi Bui Dung, Do Ngoc Anh, Sharma Reuben S K, Ho Simon Y W, Doyle Stephen R, Šlapeta Jan
Abstract excerpt
Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are parasitic nematodes that cause significant cardiopulmonary-associated morbidity and mortality in canids worldwide. The global spread of heartworms is believed to have occurred alongside the dispersal of modern domesticated dogs over the past few hundred years. However, this conclusion has been based on limited sampling, both geographically and numerically. To test this theory...
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