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Improved specificity of a probe-based real-time PCR for the detection of Dirofilaria immitis in canine blood
2025-12-19
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Background <italic>Dirofilaria immitis</italic> is a vector-borne filarioid nematode distributed worldwide and endemic across most of North America. In dogs, it is considered the most important parasite and a known cause of acquired cardiomyopathy. Clinically, canine heartworm disease can manifest acutely as caval syndrome and chronically as heart failure, often resulting in death....
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- d69af4a4-0b5d-5657-af02-f76a3164ef93
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8379526/v1
