Emerging Issues in Heartworm Prevention

 
 
 

Byron Blagburn, MS, PhD

 



Presentation Topics

• A historical perspective on adverse reactions and effectiveness

• What is being done: Development of a microfilariae susceptibility assay

• Methods and results on heartworm preventive effectiveness against the MP3 laboratory strain of D. immitis



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