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Population genomics reveals an ancient origin of heartworms in canids

2024-12-26

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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 domesticated dogs. To test this theory, we analysed the genomes of 127 specimens collected from mammalian carnivore hosts across four continents. Here we show distinct geneti...

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Literature Corpus work: 4b903299-fe95-532f-8dfb-04fe2fa0551a
DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.26.630432

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