Abstract
Plasma samples from dogs with infections of Dirofilaria immitis were assessed using ELISA and Western blotting techniques. These results were then assessed in relation to age and sex of the host, and to the numbers of microfilariae and adult filariae. Dogs with microfilariae tended to have lower levels of infection. In infected dogs, mean ELISA titres increased directly with the degree of infection. Dogs that were either young or mildly infected, showed a preferential antibody reactivity to antigens in the high molecular weight regions of the immunoblots. With increasing age and/or the extent of infection, an antibody response to antigens in the low molecular weight regions was apparent.
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