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Dirofilariasis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dirofilariasis
Tree Number(s)
C01.610.335.349.320
C01.610.335.508.700.750.361.290
C01.610.701.377.320
C01.920.852.188
C22.674.377.320
Unique ID
D004184
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004184
Annotation
usually in animals, espec dogs; coord IM with precoord animal/dis term (IM) + specific animal (NIM); check also tag ANIMALS; drug ther: consider FILARICIDES
Scope Note
Infection with nematodes of the genus DIROFILARIA, usually in animals, especially dogs, but occasionally in man.
Entry Term(s)
Heartworm Disease
NLM Classification #
WC 880
Previous Indexing
Filariasis (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2023/06/01
Dirofilariasis Preferred
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