Canine Heartworm Disease
Canine Heartworm Disease Dogs are considered the definitive host for heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis). However, heartworms may infect more than 30…
Monthly Archives: March, 2007
Feline Heartworm Disease
Feline Heartworm Disease Heartworm infection takes place when a mosquito carrying infective, microscopic-size heartworm larvae, bites into a cat for…
Pet Owner Glossary
Acanthocheilonema reconditum (A. reconditum) (formerly called Dipetalonema reconditum) scientific name for a harmless parasite occasionally found in dogs. Important because…
What Is Heartworm Disease?
Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs…
2007 Heartworm Symposium Brings Changes to Web Site
The American Heartworm Society (AHS) has re-launched its Web site, www.heartwormsociety.org, with a new look focusing on this summer’s 12th…
Media Overview
In This Section AHS Media Contacts News Releases Selected Milestone Events in Heartworm Disease Background Information Signs of Heartworm Disease…
AHS Announces Updated Feline Heartworm Guidelines New Syndrome Defined
ORLANDO, Fla., North American Veterinary Conference – (Jan. 14, 2007) The American Heartworm Society (AHS) has announced the “2007 Guidelines…
Heartworm Disease A Serious Threat
(Batavia, Ill.) Since the first diagnosis of canine heartworm disease over one hundred years ago, heartworm infection has been widely…
American Heartworm Society Announces 2007 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium
ORLANDO, Fla., North American Veterinary Conference – (Jan. 14, 2007) The American Heartworm Society is proud to announce the 12th…
Mosquitoes Keep Biting!!
But New Guidelines Take Some of the Sting Out of Heartworm Disease During the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine…
