Hyperendemic Dirofilaria immitis infection in a sheltered dog population: an expanding threat in the Mediterranean region.
Culiseta annulata
Dirofilaria immitis
Dirofilaria repens
Emerging disease
Vector
Journal
International journal for parasitology
ISSN: 1879-0135
Titre abrégé: Int J Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0314024
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
14
02
2020
revised:
27
03
2020
accepted:
03
04
2020
pubmed:
2
6
2020
medline:
1
9
2021
entrez:
2
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A study on the occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis and its vectors was carried out in order to assess the prevalence of the disease in dogs in previously non-endemic areas of southern Italy. Blood samples (n = 385) and mosquitoes (n = 1540) were collected in two dog shelters and analysed by Knott's test and duplex real-time PCR, respectively. Dirofilaria immitis was the most prevalent filarioid (44.2%), while Culex pipiens was the most prevalent mosquito species (68.8%). This high prevalence of D. immitis infection confirms this location as one of the most hyperendemic foci of dirofilariosis in Europe.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32479831
pii: S0020-7519(20)30114-4
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.04.002
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
555-559Informations de copyright
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