Table 2.

List of published articles included in the systematic review for experiment studies of D. immitis in vectors.

Country	Year of implementation	Detection method	Total sample	Total pool	Total infected pool	Total infective pool	Quality score	References
Brazil	2000	Dissection	756	756	225	57	8	Ahid et al. (2000)
Italy	2017	PCR	136	136	66	10	7	Silaghi et al. (2017)
Italy	2015	PCR	45	45	37	18	8	Montarsi et al. (2015)
Iran	2017	PCR	90	90	58	16	7	Solgi et al. (2017)
Brazil	2008	Dissection	1,942	1,942	465	0	8	Carvalho et al. (2008)
USA	2005	Dissection	750	750	630	0	8	Debboun et al. (2005)
Brazil	1998	Dissection	73	73	43	0	7	Macêdo et al. (1998)
Australia	1989	Dissection	215	215	0	49	6	Russell et al. (2005)
Brazil	1999	Dissection	505	505	0	101	8	Brito et al. (1999)