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==Description==
[[Image:Dirofilaria immitus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Dirofilaria immitus'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
[[Image:Dirofilaria immitus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Dirofilaria immitus'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
[[Image:dirofilariasis.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Dirofilariasis'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
[[Image:dirofilariasis.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Dirofilariasis'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
Dirofilaria worms produce microfilariae, not eggs.
Dirofilaria worms produce microfilariae, not eggs.
==Signalment==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Laboratory Tests===
===Pathology===
'''Microfilariae''':
'''Microfilariae''':
*in peripheral circualtion
*in peripheral circualtion