Table 8.
What is your perceived risk of heartworm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) infection being brought back into your non-endemic country/region by traveling dogs
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Perceived risk of heartworm when traveling with pets return to non-endemic areas from endemic areas |
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Number clinics responding (% responding) |
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| Country | No risk | Little risk | Some risk | Moderate risk | High risk | Total risk | Responders |
| UK |
2 (6) |
17 (52) |
13 (36) |
1 (3) |
0 (0) |
31 (94) |
33 |
| Germany |
8 (8) |
29 (29) |
34 (34) |
22 (22) |
8 (8) |
93 (92) |
101 |
| Netherlands |
3 (9) |
12 (35) |
15 (44) |
4 (12) |
0 (0) |
31 (91) |
34 |
| France |
13 (15) |
59 (69) |
11 (13) |
2 (2) |
1 (1) |
73 (85) |
86 |
| Spain |
12 (18) |
30 (44) |
17 (25) |
6 (9) |
3 (4) |
56 (82) |
68 |
| Italy |
6 (9) |
16 (24) |
25 (37) |
13 (19) |
7 (10) |
61 (91) |
67 |
| Total | 44 (11) | 163 (42) | 115 (30) | 48 (12) | 19 (5) | 345 (89) | 389 |