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Comprehensive parasite screening
with IDEXX Preventive Care

Complete your adult canine wellness screenings with vector-borne disease and fecal antigen testing
Tick
Mosquito
Whipworm
Hookworm
Roundworm

Screen for 10 diseases and infections carried by common parasites using IDEXX-exclusive tests


IDEXX 4Dx Plus Test  +  Fecal Dx antigen testing

  • Heartworm disease
    • Dirofilaria immitis
  • Ehrlichiosis
    • Ehrlichia canis
    • Ehrlichia ewingii
    • Ehrlichia chaffeensis
  • Anaplasmosis
    • Anaplasma phagocytophilum
    • Anaplasma platys
  • Lyme disease
    • Borrelia burgdorferi

Learn about the IDEXX 4Dx Plus Test

  • Hookworm infections
  • Roundworm infections
  • Whipworm infections
  • Flea tapeworm infections

Learn about Fecal Dx antigen testing


Choose how and where you run comprehensive profiles

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At IDEXX Reference Laboratories
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At IDEXX Reference Laboratories and in your practice

Screen for common parasite infections during routine wellness visits.
Every dog, every year.

American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) logo

American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recommends:1

  • Fecal testing 1–4 times every year.
  • Testing for vector-borne diseases once a year.

Review AAHA guidelines

Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) logo

Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) recommends:2

  • Comprehensive annual screening for diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks.
  • Fecal screening at least twice a year for all adult dogs.
  • Fecal antigen testing combined with centrifugal fecal flotation to help diagnose hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and flea tapeworm infections.

Review CAPC guidelines

Test to protect

Dogs playing at a dog park

Know the risks

Identify exposure to find out which parasites are in your area
  • Ticks and tick-borne disease move from area to area.
  • Parasites can be found wherever dogs play outside, including dog parks nationwide.3

Read the dog park fecal study

Detect intestinal worms earlier

Find what the microscope misses with Fecal Dx antigen testing
  • Detects up to 5x more infections than fecal flotation4-5
  • Detects worms even when eggs aren't present4,8
  • No false negatives due to intermittent shedding

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Confident female veterinarian examining a small dog with a stethoscope

Be confident about vector-borne disease status

Screen for 6 vector-borne diseases with IDEXX 4Dx Plus testing
  • Delivers accurate, consistent results9
  • Provides superior sensitivity and specificity10-11
  • Trusted in practice, supported by peer-reviewed studies9-11

Learn more about this test

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Discover more with the IDEXX Preventive Care profile

  • Chem 22 including IDEXX SDMA Test
  • IDEXX CBC testing with reticulocyte parameters
  • Lab 4Dx Plus Test
  • Fecal Dx antigen testing

See the evidence


Help clients say “yes” to 
comprehensive parasite screening

Free brochures, articles, and a social media toolkit for your practice.

Get client compliance tools

Multiple ways to test and get reliable results

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Fecal Dx Profile with Lab 4Dx Plus Test—Canine (test code 31803)

Fecal ova and parasites, hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and flea tapeworm antigen immunoassays, Lab 4Dx Plus Test

 

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Fecal Dx Antigen Panel (test code 5199)

Hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and flea tapeworm antigen immunoassays

 

SNAP 4Dx Plus Test

Heartworm disease, ehrlichiosis (E. canis, E. ewingii, E. chaffeensis), anaplasmosis (A. phagocytophilum, A. platys), Lyme disease (B. burgdorferi)

 

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Fecal Dx Profile (test code 5013)

Fecal ova and parasites, hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and flea tapeworm antigen immunoassays

 

SNAP 4Dx Plus Test

Heartworm disease, ehrlichiosis (E. canis, E. ewingii, E. chaffeensis ), anaplasmosis (A. phagocytophilum, A. platys), Lyme disease (B. burgdorferi)

 

To learn more about IDEXX Preventive Care for your practice, reach out to your Veterinary Diagnostic Consultant.

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Questions? Call 1-888-79-IDEXX.


References

  1. American Animal Hospital Association. Diagnostic testing for each life stage. www.aaha.org/aaha-guidelines/life-stage-canine-2019/diagnostic-testing-for-each-life-stage. Accessed September 10, 2023.
  2. CAPC guidelines: controlling internal and external parasites in U.S. dogs and cats. Pets & Parasites website. www.petsandparasites.org/resources/capc-guidelines. Accessed September 10, 2023.
  3. Stafford K, Kollasch TM, Duncan KT, et al. Detection of gastrointestinal parasitism at recreational canine sites in the USA: the DOGPARCS study. Parasit Vectors. 2020;13(1):275. doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04147-6
  4. Elsemore D, Bezold T, Geng J, Hanna R, Tyrrell P, Beall M. Immunoassay for detection of Dipylidium caninum coproantigen in dogs and cats. J Vet Diagn Invest. Published online July 25, 2023. doi:10.1177/10406387231189193
  5. Data on file at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Westbrook, Maine USA. Aggregate detection of hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and flea tapeworm infections.
  6. Elsemore DA, Geng J, Flynn L, Cruthers L, Lucio-Forster A, Bowman DD. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for coproantigen detection of Trichuris vulpis in dogs. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2014;26(3):404–411. doi:10.1177/1040638714528500
  7. Data on file at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Westbrook, Maine USA.
  8. Elsemore DA, Geng J, Cote J, Hanna R, Lucio-Forster A, Bowman DD. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for coproantigen detection of Ancylostoma caninum and Toxocara canis in dogs and Toxocara cati in cats. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2017;29(5):645–653. doi:10.1177/1040638717706098
  9. Stillman BA, Monn M, Liu J, et al. Performance of a commercially available in-clinic ELISA for detection of antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Ehrlichia ewingii and Dirofilaria immitis antigen in dogs. JAVMA. 2014;245(1):80–86. doi:10.2460/javma.245.1.80
  10. Liu J, Drexel J, Andrews B, Eberts M, Breitschwerdt E, Chandrashekar R. Comparative evaluation of 2 in-clinic assays for vector-borne disease testing in dogs. Top Companion Anim Med. 2018;33(4):114–118. doi:10.1053/j.tcam.2018.09.003
  11. Goldstein RE, Eberts MD, Beall MJ, Thatcher B, Chandrashekar R, Alleman AR. Performance comparison of SNAP 4Dx Plus and AccuPlex4 for the detection of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Intern J Appl Res Vet Med. 2014;12(2):141–147.