From: Detection of Dirofilaria immitis and other arthropod-borne filarioids by an HRM real-time qPCR, blood-concentrating techniques and a serological assay in dogs from Costa Rica
Diagnostic technique
Number of positive dogs
% of all dogs positive for Dirofilaria immitis by PCR or serology
HRM real-time PCR with sequencing and serology
22
100%
HRM-PCR with sequencing
17
77%
Serology
16
73%
KMT
13
59%
MCT
12
54%