Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

Authors: Baneth G, Bourdeau P, Brianti E, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Danesi P, Fuehrer HP, Genchi C, Giannelli A, Ionică AM, Krücken J, Maia C, Modrý D, Montarsi F, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, Petrić D, Pfeffer M, Poppert S, Savić S, Silaghi C
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-018-3205-x

Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principal agent of human dirofilariosis in the Old World. In the last decades, D. repens has increased in prevalence in areas where it has already been reported and its distribution […]
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Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: The current situation of two major canine heartworms in Portugal

Authors: Alho AM, Meireles J, Schnyder M, Cardoso L, Belo S, Deplazes P, de Carvalho LM
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401718300165?via%3Dihub%20

Cardiopulmonary nematodes are life-threatening pet parasites increasingly reported throughout Europe, with overlapping endemic areas. Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne whilst Angiostrongylus vasorum is a snail-borne pathogen. Both adult nematodes reside in the pulmonary arteries and right cardiac ventricle of domestic and wild canids, causing a wide spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from cough, dyspnoea and […]
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Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

Authors: Colella V, Maia C, Pereira A, Gonçalves N, Caruso M, Martin C, Cardoso L, Campino L, Scandale I, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006218

The genus Onchocerca encompasses parasitic nematodes including Onchocerca volvulus, causative agent of river blindness in humans, and the zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infecting dogs and cats. In dogs, O. lupi adult worms cause ocular lesions of various degrees while humans may bear the brunt of zoonotic onchocercosis with patients requiring neurosurgical intervention because of central nervous system localization of nematodes. Though the zoonotic potential […]
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Serological investigation of Leishmania infantum, Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from southern Portugal

Authors: Campino L, Cardoso L, Coimbra M, Cristóvão JM, Maia C, Ramos C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-015-0771-z

Leishmaniosis, dirofilariosis and angiostrongylosis are parasitic diseases of established importance in dogs worldwide. The aim of the present report was to determine all together levels of infection with or exposure to Leishmania infantum, Dirofilaria immitisand Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from the Algarve region, in southern Portugal. Serum samples were obtained from a total of 170 apparently healthy dogs. Antibodies […]
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Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies to Leishmania infantum in cats from southern Portugal

Authors: Campino L, Cardoso L, Coimbra M, Maia C, Ramos C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576914001524?via%3Dihub%20

Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are caused by a range of pathogens transmitted by arthropods and have emerged in recent years, showing a wider geographic distribution and increased global prevalence. In addition to their veterinary medical importance, cats play a central role in the transmission cycles of some VBD agents by acting as reservoirs, amplifying hosts or […]
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Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: The current situation of two major canine heartworms in Portugal

Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

Serological investigation of Leishmania infantum, Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs from southern Portugal

Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies to Leishmania infantum in cats from southern Portugal

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