Onchocerca lupi nematode in cat, Portugal

Authors: Annoscia G, Giannelli A, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D, Pedroso L, Pereira A
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Link: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0061_article

Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) is a nematode that infects the ocular tissues of dogs and humans. This filarioid remained almost unknown until recently, when it was reported in dogs from Europe and North America. O. lupi was also detected in 2 cats from the United States, which suggests that not only canids but also felids are suitable hosts […]
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Detection of Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in a dog from Portugal

Authors: Cardoso L, Lorentz S, Maia C, Naucke TJ, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-015-4796-1

Dirofilaria repens causes subcutaneous infection in dogs and cats, and is the main agent of human dirofilariosis in Europe. Detection of D. repens is described in a dog from Portugal, a finding that simultaneously represents the first presumable case of autochthonous infection with the parasite in any animal host species in the country. A mixed D. repens/Dirofilaria […]
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Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

Authors: Annoscia G, Azevedo F, Casero M, Colella V, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D, Pereira A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-016-5308-7

Cercopithifilaria bainae and Cercopithifilaria grassii (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are filarioids inhabiting the skin of dogs worldwide. The microfilariae of a third species namely, Cercopithifilaria sp. II sensu Otranto et al. 2013, have been morphologically and molecularly characterized but scientific knowledge of this parasite is minimal. The first case of infection of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with the filarioid Cercopithifilaria sp. II is […]
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Genetic characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from dogs in Portugal

Authors: Annoscia G, Cardoso L, Dantas-Torres F, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-017-2072-1

The taxonomic status of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is a subject of on-going debate; there is a consensus that populations of this tick species should be referred to as R. sanguineus (sensu lato) until its taxonomic status is resolved. Recent genetic studies revealed the existence of more than one lineage of R. sanguineus (s.l.) in temperate countries. […]
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Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

Authors: Annoscia G, Beugnet F, Brianti E, Cantacessi C, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Cavalera MA, Colella V, Farkas R, Giannelli A, Halos L, Hinney B, Joachim A, Kirkova Z, Knaus M, Latrofa MS, Losson B, Madeira de Carvalho L, Maia C, Margarida Alho A, Mihalca AD, Mircean V, Miró G, Napoli E, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, René-Martellet M, Schnyder M, Tamponi C, Varcasia A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal for Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020751917301017

With the exception of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, feline lungworms have been poorly studied. Information on their distribution is patchy and mostly limited to case reports. In this study, the occurrence of feline lungworms and co-infecting gastrointestinal parasites has been investigated in 12 European countries (i.e. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland […]
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Onchocerca lupi nematode in cat, Portugal

Detection of Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in a dog from Portugal

Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

Genetic characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from dogs in Portugal

Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

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