@article{coomansingh2015metaanalysis,
  title = {Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Dirofilaria Immitis in Dogs from Grenada, West Indies},
  author = {Camille-marie Coomansingh and Michael Yabsley and Nannette Wagner and Rhonda Pinckney and Muhammad I. Bhaiyat and Alfred Chikweto and Calum Macpherson and Paul J. Fields},
  year = 2015,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/IJVMR/2015/429690/},
  journal = {International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research & Reports},
  volume = 2015 (2015),
  pages = 8,
  doi = 10.5171/2015.429690,
  abstract = {A comparison of several individual studies was made in order to determine the statistical significance for the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs (n=1245) in Grenada, using necropsy and different ELISA test kits.  The overall prevalence was estimated to be 17% in a study of live dogs, 12% in a study of necropsied dogs, and 14% when combining the studies using meta-analysis.  There was no evidence of infection in dogs less than 6 months of age and no statistical difference (P>0.50) between male and female dogs.  The prevalence reported is the cause for concern particularly since Dirofilaria immitis in dogs were found in all parishes in Grenada, favorable climatic conditions exist for vector-borne transmission, there is only sporadic use of preventatives, and there is an almost complete lack of public knowledge of the zoonotic potential of this filarial parasite in Grenada.},
  keywords = {Dirofilaria immitis, Meta-analysis, Prevalence, Grenada},
  note = Article ID: 429690
}