Journal Pre-proof The global status of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published articles Davood Anvari, Elahe Narouei, Ahmad Daryani, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Mohammad Reza Narouei, Shirzad Gholami PII: S0034-5288(19)30310-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.04.002 Reference: YRVSC 4015 To appear in: Research in Veterinary Science Received date: 23 March 2019 Revised date: 1 April 2020 Accepted date: 2 April 2020 Please cite this article as: D. Anvari, E. Narouei, A. Daryani, et al., The global status of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published articles, Research in Veterinary Science (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.04.002 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier.