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Table 1 Adult heartworms at necropsy in infected untreated cats (Group C) 240 days post infection

From: Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) induced by immature adult Dirofilaria immitis in cats

Cat number

Viable adult wormsa (male, female)

Dead worm fragmentsb

E205

10 (3, 7)

2

E033

1 (1, 0)

 

F150

2 (2, 0)

8

F208

12 (7, 5)

8

F204

5 (2, 3)

9

F206

1 (0, 1)

 

E291

4 (1, 3)

13

E293

 

1 > 6 cm

G010

8 (3, 5)

11

F131

 

12

  1. aViability of adult worms was based on motility in warmed Hank's solution after removal
  2. bFragments are sections of dead adults and not a result of dissection during removal