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Rescue Flights Sends Dozens of Heartworm-Positive Dogs into Loving Homes and Healthier Futures

Greater Good Charities, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, and The Animal Rescue Site have partnered together for the Save a Heart initiative, an effort to help heartworm-positive shelter pets. The ...
ABC7

Dogs at higher risk of contracting heartworm disease from mosquitoes in OC, officials say

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- The chances of dogs catching heartworm disease in Orange County are going up thanks to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, officials say. The pesky Aedes aegypti, more commonly ...
The Inlander

Heartworm poses a rising threat to pets in the Inland Northwest

Not long ago, a cat or dog catching heartworm disease in the Inland Northwest was so unlikely I once thought I could go my entire career without ever diagnosing one. It used to be that unless you were ...
WebMD

Simparica Products for Fleas, Ticks, and Heartworms in Dogs

What Are Simparica Products for Fleas, Ticks, and Heartworms? The Simparica line of products (manufactured by Zoetis) includes chewable tablets (products that are given by mouth) for the prevention, ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Heartworm infection in dogs

Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs has been reported in all U.S. states. The highest numbers are in the Southeast and Mississippi River Valley with infection rates in some areas as high ...
The Indianapolis Star

Climate change is increasing risk for heartworm, researchers say. How to protect your pet

Climate change could be contributing to the spread of heartworm in the U.S., creating conditions ripe for the transmitters of the parasite, mosquitoes, to breed. A 2019 USA TODAY article cited data ...