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Serum was tested for\n                    <jats:italic>D immitis<\/jats:italic>\n                    antigens\nby use of 2 antigen detection kits and for\n                    <jats:italic>D\nimmitis<\/jats:italic>\n                    -specific antibodies by use of 2 antibody\ndetection kits.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2014Cats ranged from approximately 4 months\nto 15 years old. Adult\n                    <jats:italic>D immitis<\/jats:italic>\n                    were found in 6\n(2.5%) cats. Blood could not be recovered from 1 of\nthe cats with heartworm infection. For the 5 other\ncats, results of the filter test were negative, and\nresults of both antigen and both antibody tests were\npositive.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2014Results suggest\nthat cats living in an urban area in the northern\npart of the United States have a low prevalence of\nadult\n                    <jats:italic>D immitis<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection. However, this is likely to be\nan underestimate of the true prevalence of infection,\nbecause no attempts were made to identify cats\ninfected with larval or juvenile stages of\n                    <jats:italic>D immitis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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