RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.
A filariasis that is a zoonotic infection caused by nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens, which are transmitted to humans from dogs, cats, wolves and coyotes by infected mosquitoes. The disease manifests as either subcutaneous nodules or pulmonary lesions. (DO)
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Dirofilaria infectious disease; Dirofilariases; Heartworm Disease; infection by Dirofilaria