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11Feb
Do your heartworm protocols need an update?
Whether you practice in Alabama, Arizona, California or Connecticut, chances are you have a...
05Feb
Counter cost concerns with heartworm treatment
The recently updated American Heartworm Society (AHS) canine heartworm guidelines emphasize the...
05Feb
Risk Management Approaches to Heartworm Disease
The Heartworm Hotline column is presented in partnership between Today’s Veterinary Practice and...
11Dec
Local Veterinarian Explains Rise in Heartworm Cases
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Heartworm is a potentially fatal disease for pets and can be...
09Oct
Can I Adopt a Heartworm-Positive Dog?
(StatePoint) Every year, an estimated 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. animal shelters, with roughly...
25Sep
2018 Canine Heartworm Guidelines
New priorities include clarifying testing recommendations and avoiding shortcuts during treatment....
13Sep
American Heartworm Society Releases 2018 Canine Heartworm Guidelines
Revised Guidelines Stress Risk Analysis in Prevention, Testing and Treatment Decisions Wilmington,...
13Aug
FDA rethinks approach to testing new heartworm drugs
Cites evolving resistance of parasite By: Lisa Wogan For The VIN News Service The U.S. Food and...
10Jul
Educating Clients About Natural Heartworm Prevention
The Heartworm Hotline column is presented in partnership between Today’s Veterinary Practiceand...
28Jun
Handle concerns about the price of heartworm prevention
Money makes the world go ‘round. It’s also a large reason your veterinary clients won’t buy the...
08Jun
Prevent Heartworms in Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Year-Round
The bad news: Heartworm disease can be fatal to dogs, cats, and ferrets. The good news: You can...
04Jun
Blocked Antigen Causes False-Negative Heartworm Test Results
The American Heartworm Society and Companion Animal Parasite Council recommend 2 components for...
19Apr
Heartworm disease: What lies beneath
Dr. Stephen Jones takes us on a pictorial journey of the gross effects of heartworm infections in...
11Apr
Heartworm: Where Are We Today?
Warnings and reports about pets infected with Dirofilaria immitis in the United States are not...
14Mar
AHS introduces algorithm to minimize heartworm transmission in relocated dogs
From DVM360.com: The American Heartworm Society (AHS) has announced a new set of best practices...
12Mar
Send a Clear Parasite Prevention Message
Clients simply aren’t getting the message when it comes to preventing fleas, ticks, and in...
05Jan
American Heartworm Society announces 2018 Heartworm University schedule
AHS symposia, proceedings bring heartworm education to veterinary professionals. The American...
13Dec
10 Myths About Heartworms
It takes just one bite from a mosquito infected with heartworm larvae to jeopardize your pet’s...
01Nov
AHS Heartworm Hotline Wolbachia and Heartworm: Why Doxycycline Is Needed in Heartworm Treatment
The treatment of adult heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs has changed significantly...
01Oct
Pulmonary Hypertension & Heartworm Disease
In the Literature Serrano-Parreño B, Carretón E, Caro-Vadillo A, FalcónCordón S, Falcón-Cordón Y,...
11Sep
Help Stop Heartworm Travel Plans
The American Heartworm Society announces new “best practices” to help stop heartworm transmission...
01Sep
AHS Heartworm Hotline Beyond the Map: The State of Heartworm Incidence in the United States
How many pets in the United States are infected with heartworms? The truth is that no one knows....
12Jul
AHS Heartworm Hotline Turning Up the Heat on Heartworm Diagnosis
Antigen testing for Dirofilaria immitis has been a foundational component of model preventive...
14May
AHS Heartworm Hotline Heartworm Education: It Takes a Team
Heartworm disease is one of the most important diseases threatening companion animals. According...
25Apr
Heartworm-Associated Respiratory Disease in Client-Owned Cats
Feline heartworm disease is diagnosed less frequently than its canine counterpart. Several factors...
20Apr
AHS Announces Findings of New Heartworm Incidence Survey
Survey of U.S. veterinarians uncovers per-practice increase in heartworm-positive cases Wilmingon,...
28Feb
New Slideshow on Mosquitoes for Social Media Use
The American Heartworm Society is proud to present a new slideshow for use on our members' social...
20Jan
4 Simple Rules to Keep Your Pet Healthy All Year Long (Martha Stewart Living)
One small — but crucial — tip has to do with heartworm medicine. It's only natural to stop and...
10Oct
The Back Page: Veterinary Viewpoints The American Heartworm Society Looks Toward the Future An Interview with Dr. Christopher Rehm
Christopher J. Rehm, Sr, DVM, is the incoming president of the American Heartworm Society (AHS)....
29Sep
Complexity of Heartworm Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Detailed at 15th Triennial Heartworm Symposium
American Heartworm Society also announces new officers, board members NEW ORLEANS (September 22,...
15Aug
Heartworm disease is a silent killer, veterinarian says
SAN ANTONIO - Veterinarians call it a silent killer and in San Antonio the chances of a pet being...
12Aug
Reasons for how heartworm meds are dispensed
Dr. Johns, My poodle is on Trifexis. What is the logic behind requiring a blood test once a year...
08Jun
Symposium to examine heartworm resistance, heat treatment of blood samples, multimodal prevention
AHS announces the hottest topics on tap for the 15th Triennial Heartworm Symposium scheduled for...
29May
Mosquitoes: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Safe This Summer
Let’s start with the good news: Not all mosquitoes bite. “Female mosquitos need certain proteins...
29May
Zika and More: 5 Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes
Here’s a brief look at the diseases that some types of mosquitos can spread in some parts of the...
09May
Alert! Heartworm Disease Increasing in Dogs and Cats in LA ... Wildlife and Humans Also at Risk
ANIMAL WATCH-Heartworm disease is a serious infection that results in severe lung disease, heart...
06Apr
Heartworm prevention: The questionable zero mosquito factor
Even areas with fewer mosquitos can be hotbeds of heartworm infection. Q. We don’t see a lot of...
31Mar
AHS Heartworm Hotline Coming to You from the American Heartworm Society
While heartworm education is a year-round focus of the American Heartworm Society (AHS), many...
31Mar
Heartworm prevention: "Oops, I missed a dose!"
It happens. It happens a lot. Here are your best practices when a lapse in heartworm preventive...
31Mar
Dog in a box: Battle boredom with comfortable quiet time
While a heartworm diagnosis is tough news for dog owners, dogs can be safely and successfully...
31Mar
Heartworm Testing: What Every Dog Owner Needs to Know
(StatePoint) Your dog is your best friend, and you take good care of him, making sure he gets...
24Mar
Heartworm prevention: The reminder quagmire
Forgetting that monthly preventive—it's so easy to do, even for veterinarians and their own pets...
21Mar
Feline Heartworm Disease
Historically, heartworm disease has been overlooked in cats, yet it has provoved to be serious and...
07Jan
The Biggest News of 2015
Here's a glance at the top veterinary news stories on dvm360.com in 2015. Whenever we sit down to...
01Jan
AHS Heartworm Hotline Canine Caval Syndrome Series – Part 2: A Practical Approach to Diagnosing Caval Syndrome
Not long ago, heartworm disease (HWD) was considered a problem of the South—it was endemic in the...
01Nov
AHS Heartworm Hotline Part 1: Understanding Development of Caval Syndrome
According to the American Heartworm Society, over one million dogs in the United States are...
08Oct
AHS Lifetime Member Dr. William C. Campbell wins Nobel Prize
We’re proud to acknowledge that past American Heartworm Society (AHS) board member and winner of...
01Jul
Heartworm Disease Management in North American Animal Shelters
Results from a survey conducted by the American Heartworm Society and the Association of Shelter...
17Jun
Take it Outside; A Top Ten List for Summertime Pet Care
(Appeared in PRWeb ) Summertime is fun time with pets. To keep pets happy and healthy this summer...
13May
Preventive Pest Control
(Appeared in Martha Stewart Living ) With lots of warm days and long outdoor romps ahead, pet...
01May
Managing Heartworm Disease in Shelter Animals
(Appeared in Today's Veterinary Practice) Heartworm disease (HWd), caused by the mosquito-borne...
20Apr
Pictorial evidence: Heartworm disease and its damage
(Appeared in DVM360 Magazine ) Even if heartworm infection is treated, we all know it does...
23Feb
Virbac Strengthens Ties to Heartworm Society
(Appeared in Veterinary Practice News) Sponsors of the American Heartworm Society help the...
28Jan
American Heartworm Society opts to fund independent research
(Appeared in DVM360 Magazine) Veterinary parasitology organization identifies need for more...
23Dec
Heartworm Group Plans $200,000 in New Research
(Appeared in Veterinary Practice News) The American Heartworm Society is accepting study...
01Dec
American Heartworm Society Solves Holiday Dilemma for Cat Owners
Wilmington, Delaware—Here’s a message for cat owners wondering what to get their favorite feline...
13Nov
Feline Heartworm Detection Continues
(Appeared in Parasites & Vectors) First epidemiological report of feline heartworm infection in...
08Oct
Is There a New Heartworm Vector in Town?
The Los Angeles Vector Control recently announced that a mosquito species from Australia has been...
08Aug
Alabama, Louisiana Lead Nation in Heartworm Disease
(Appeared in Veterinary Practice News) Monthly medication can stop heartworm disease from taking...
20May
Heartworm Incidence: Map It Out
Every three years, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) gathers data on heartworm testing to...
20May
New Heartworm Life Cycle Diagrams Released
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words About Heartworm. A clear understanding of the heartworm life...
20May
Your Walls Will Talk — New Posters Promote Prevention During Heartworm Awareness Month
It's spring, and your schedule is booked with patients getting their annual exams, heartworm tests...
20May
Keep Your Treatment Protocol in Place; Adulticide Supplies are Available
Adulticide supplies are available for heartworm-positive dogs. Reports about supplies of...
01May
Feline Heartworm Disease: Why You Should be Screening For It
(Appeared in Veterinary Economics) You may be surprised to find the incidence of this often-fatal...
01May
Leading off: Heartworm disease's long-term effects
(Appeared in Veterinary Medicine) An overview of the highlights from the revised American...
01May
April is Heartworm Awareness Month
(Appeared in Fidose of Reality) Heartworms kill a great number of dogs. In fact, the American...
31Jan
Heartworm Prevention Always in Season Says American Heartworm Society
(Appeared on BusinessWire) The American Heartworm Society reminds pet owners to stay in the...
23Jan
American Heartworm Society issues revised guidelines
(Appeared at DVM360.com) An increased emphasis on the importance of heartworm prevention, as well...
05Dec
Heartworm Preventive Resistance: Is it Possible?
In certain areas of the United States, most notably the Mississippi Delta region, an inordinate...
30Sep
Prevent Heartworms in Pets Year-Round
The FDA joins the American Heartworm Society in recommending that all dogs and cats, including...
08Apr
Early Mosquito Season, Unprotected Pets Produce Perfect Storm for Heartworm Disease
Disease potential increases with mild winter and early spring....
13Feb
Heartworm Society Addresses Common Questions During American Heart Month Guidelines
Released from the American Heartworm Society Urge Year-Round Prevention...
30Jan
AHS Revises Heartworm Prevention Guidelines, Launches ‘Think 12’ Campaign
Veterinary professionals can tap online resources to remind and educate clients about the value of...
22May
New Survey Finds Heartworm Infection Nationwide
Veterinary experts troubled by high incidence of preventable disease...
08May
No Safe Haven From Heartworm
Survey finds heartworm nationwide...
08May
AHS Announces Findings of 2010 Heartworm Incidence Survey
Persistence of Heartworms Calls for Veterinary Vigilance About Protection...
06Sep
CAPC & American Heartworm Society Sponsor Meeting on Heartworm Resistance Issues
Roundtable of leading experts expresses openness to possibility of resistance after reviewing...
13Aug
Washington Post, "Hints from Heloise" discusses heartworm prevention and The American Heartworm Society
(Appeared in Washington Post) Dear Readers: If you have a dog, it should be on a HEARTWORM...
14Feb
New Canine Heartworm Guidelines Released
American Heartworm Society Presents Important Changes to Earlier Heartworm Standards...
31Mar
American Heartworm Society Stakeholders Identify Research Priorities for Deadly Heartworm Disease
Batavia, Illinois – Despite decades of research on Dirofilaria immitis, otherwise known as...
18Nov
Heartworm Disease Prevention Protects Pets, Wallets
Rise in Mosquito Population Causes New Warning...
04Jun
American Heartworm Society Announces Heartworm Incidence Survey
Rubin Outlines Three-Year Plan...
27Mar
Mosquito Season Approaching: American Heartworm Society Reminds Pet Owners of Risk
Batavia, Illinois – As temperatures grow warmer, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) wants every...
25Mar
American Heartworm Society Adds New Features to Web Site
Batavia, Illinois – The American Heartworm Society (AHS) is pleased to announce updates to its Web...
13Jul
Rubin Named American Heartworm Society President
Washington, D.C. – AVMA Convention – Dr. Sheldon (Shelly) Rubin, director emeritus at Blum Animal...
12Jul
American Heartworm Society Convenes 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium
International Experts Present Latest Research on Heartworm Disease...
11Jul
International Feline Heartworm Disease Council Reconvenes
Washington, D.C. – The International Feline Heartworm Disease Council reconvenes on July 12, 2007,...
13Jan
American Heartworm Society Announces 2007 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium
Orlando, Florida, North American Veterinary Conference...
13Jan
AHS Announces Updated Feline Heartworm Guidelines New Syndrome Defined
Orlando, Florida North American Veterinary Conference...
13Jan
Do You KNOW Heartworms in Cats?
New Studies Call for Prevention & Redefinition of Heartworm Disease in Cats...
08Mar
Katrina's Pet Refugees: The Heartbreak of Heartworm
Madison, Wisconsin As the scope of the canine crisis unleashed by Hurricane Katrina slowly came...
08Mar
Pet Parasite Gets to the Heart of the Hurricanes Animal Refugees
Batavia, Illinois The fresh start of animals, who were adopted and dispersed around the country...
01Jun
American Heartworm Society Guidelines Pass The Test
Educating Veterinarians and Pet Owners Alike Baltimore - ACVIM Forum...
22Jul
American Heartworm Society Launches Website Grammar School Section
Teaches Kids the Importance of Heartworm Disease Prevention...

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