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==Description==
 
==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>]]
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[[Image:dirofilariasis 2.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Dirofilariasis'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
      
Dirofilaria immitis is a nematode parasite that causes heartworm disease in dogs and, less commonly, cats and ferrets. Heartworm
 
Dirofilaria immitis is a nematode parasite that causes heartworm disease in dogs and, less commonly, cats and ferrets. Heartworm
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