Abstract
Heartworm disease is an emerging and neglected zoonosis, caused by nematodes of the Filariidae family, genus Dirofilaria. The transmission of the disease occurs through the bite of a vector mosquito, these being the genera: Aedes, Culex and Anopheles. Infected humans may be asymptomatic or develop clinical signs such as subcutaneous nodules and involvement of the lung parenchyma. In dogs,…