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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

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.

New Canine Heartworm Guidelines Released

American Heartworm Society Presents Important Changes to Earlier Heartworm Standards

American Heartworm Society Stakeholders Identify Research Priorities for Deadly Heartworm Disease

Batavia, Illinois – Despite decades of research on Dirofilaria immitis, otherwise known as heartworm, many questions remain unanswered, and the infection continues to increase its geographical range. This month, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) released the results of its first stakeholder survey designed to identify top research priorities for scientists to tackle.

Heartworm Disease Prevention Protects Pets, Wallets

Rise in Mosquito Population Causes New Warning 

American Heartworm Society Announces Heartworm Incidence Survey

Rubin Outlines Three-Year Plan

Mosquito Season Approaching: American Heartworm Society Reminds Pet Owners of Risk

Batavia, Illinois – As temperatures grow warmer, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) wants every pet owner to be prepared for mosquito season and the heartworm disease risk it carries for pets.

American Heartworm Society Adds New Features to Web Site

Batavia, Illinois – The American Heartworm Society (AHS) is pleased to announce updates to its Web site, www.heartwormsociety.org, including new features that enhance the user experience for both members and nonmembers.

Rubin Named American Heartworm Society President

Washington, D.C. – AVMA Convention – Dr. Sheldon (Shelly) Rubin, director emeritus at Blum Animal Hospital in Chicago, Ill., past president of the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, book author and frequent contributor to Chicagoland and national media regarding pet health care issues, has been elected president of the American Heartworm Society (AHS).

American Heartworm Society Convenes 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium

International Experts Present Latest Research on Heartworm Disease


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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!

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