i live in australia
2007-02-09 21:13:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Once considered a parasite of southern climates, the heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is now recognized as a major, global pest affecting dogs, cats, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and some other animals. From its discovery in dogs more than a century ago and the documentation in cats in the 1920s, researchers have devised diagnostic tests, preventives and treatments, but the disease has spread to all 50 states. According to the Heartworm Society, the highest infection rates occur in dogs (not maintained on heartworm preventive) within 150 miles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. Other areas with large mosquitoe populations also have a high rate of infestation.
2007-02-09 21:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by mistresscris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I suspect you know (based on your questions) it IS in australia. http://au.merial.com/pet_owners/dogs/heartworm.html - a website about it in australia. It is however either very rare or non existant in parts of europe. Sweden in fact has made the preventitive illegal.
2007-02-09 23:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋