Heartworm Incidence
in Southern California
in 2001
|
County |
#
cases canine heartworm |
|
San
Diego |
123 |
|
Imperial |
23 |
|
Riverside |
32 |
|
Orange |
30 |
|
Los
Angeles |
35 |
|
Ventura |
5 |
|
San
Bernadino |
65 |
|
Santa
Barbara |
17 |
|
Kern |
4 |
|
Total
in 2001 |
334 |
|
|
|
|
Note: This list is of reported diagnosed cases
in |
|
|
Southern
California in 2001 |
|
|
The
dogs did not necessarily pick up their infestations in the |
|
|
given
county, nor even in Southern California |
|
As you can see the incidence is very low in concordance with our
very low mosquito population
Beware those who have been claiming a high incidence.