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The American Heartworm Society is the leading resource on heartworm disease, and our mission is to lead the veterinary profession and the public in the understanding of this serious disease. Every year, hundreds of stories are written on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of heartworm, as well as on the plight of affected pets. These stories are an important way of reaching both veterinary professionals and pet owners with information they need to know about heartworm disease.

The American Heartworm Society is led by a board of directors comprised of veterinarians and specialists in the fields of veterinary parasitology and internalmedicine. As leaders in the fight against heartworm disease, they are available as resources and authors of related stories.

Members of the media are encouraged to contact the American Heartworm Society for information, visuals and interviews about heartworm disease. Please contact Sue O’Brien at Obriensuek@gmail.com. This email is for media inquiries only. All other inquiries, please email: info@heartwormsociety.org.

 


 

News & Alerts

Heartworm Preventive Resistance: Is it Possible?

In certain areas of the United States, most notably the Mississippi Delta region, an inordinate number of dogs have become infected with heartworms while reportedly taking preventive medication. Practitioners diagnosing these unexpected heartworm infections have begun to question the effectiveness of macrocyclic lactones.

Prevent Heartworms in Pets Year-Round

The FDA joins the American Heartworm Society in recommending that all dogs and cats, including indoor pets, be placed on year-round heartworm preventatives.

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Early Mosquito Season, Unprotected Pets Produce Perfect Storm for Heartworm Disease

Disease potential increases with mild winter and early spring.

Heartworm Society Addresses Common Questions During American Heart Month Guidelines

Released from the American Heartworm Society Urge Year-Round Prevention

AHS Revises Heartworm Prevention Guidelines, Launches ‘Think 12’ Campaign

Veterinary professionals can tap online resources to remind and educate clients about the value of heartworm prevention.

New Survey Finds Heartworm Infection Nationwide

Veterinary experts troubled by high incidence of preventable disease

AHS Announces Findings of 2010 Heartworm Incidence Survey

Persistence of Heartworms Calls for Veterinary Vigilance About Protection

No Safe Haven From Heartworm

Survey finds heartworm nationwide

CAPC & American Heartworm Society Sponsor Meeting on Heartworm Resistance Issues

Roundtable of leading experts expresses openness to possibility of resistance after reviewing science but calls for more studies

Washington Post, "Hints from Heloise" discusses heartworm prevention and The American Heartworm Society

(Appeared in Washington Post)

Dear Readers: If you have a dog, it should be on a HEARTWORM preventative medication no matter where you live. It used to be that if you lived in areas with harsh winters, you didn't have to give the pet the medication during the winter months. Now, the American Heartworm Society says you should give your pet heartworm medication all year long. The disease can still be spread by wildlife or when you travel with your pet. Pets become infected when they are bitten by mosquitoes that are carrying the parasite.

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The colors are changing but your clients’ heartworm prevention programs shouldn’t. To help spice up your client outreach programs this fall, the AHS has created a new set of posters you can print or post on your social pages.

To keep this message front and center with your clients, we’re sharing a set of new posters you can print OR post on your Facebook or Instagram page.

  • To save or print a poster, just click on the image below, then click on the “download” button and save the PDF file.
  • To save a poster for use on your social pages, simply open the downloaded poster, then right click on the file and follow the menu instructions to save the file as a JPEG image.

For more client tools, be sure to visit the Resource Center. And if you don’t already, make sure you’re sharing our Facebook and Instagram posts!