Examination of the “susceptibility gap” in the treatment of canine heartworm infection

Abstract Background The “susceptibility gap” in a dog diagnosed with adult heartworms has been defined as the period of time in which some Dirofilaria immitis stages are not susceptible to treatment with either macrocyclic lactones or melarsomine dihydrochloride. This was previously defined within t...

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Main Authors: Dwight D. Bowman, Jason Drake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2433-9