Diagnostics of dog dirofilariosis and epizootic situation in Kharkov region of Ukraine

Криворученко, Д. О.; Prykhodko, Yu.; Mazannyy, O. V.; Byrka, V. I.

doi:10.31890/vttp.2019.04.19

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DOI: 10.31890/vttp.2019.04.19

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Diagnostics of dog dirofilariosis and epizootic situation in Kharkov region of Ukraine

Д. О. Криворученко¹,

Yu. Prykhodko²,

O. V. Mazannyy³

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Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens

Miterpáková,

Valentová,

Hurníková

2023

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The present study was focused on the current state of Dirofilaria species distribution in the territory of the Slovak Danubian Lowland, a region previously identified endemic for Dirofilaria repens. For the research, blood samples of 330 dogs tested positive for dirofilariosis using concentration tests or “rapid heartworm tests” were sent by private veterinary practitioners for further DNA analyses and species determination. The results revealed an unquestionable change in the pattern of Dirofilaria species distribution with Dirofilaria immitis, diagnosed as the agent of mono- and co-infections with D. repens, responsible for 60.00% of all cases. The results showed that in the course of the last 5 years, D. immitis has spread significantly in Slovakia and has become the dominant causal agent of dirofilariosis in the former endemic areas of D. repens distribution, which increases infection risk for both dogs and humans.

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Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens

Miterpáková,

Valentová,

Hurníková

2023

Parasitol Res

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Occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Suburbs of Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Lyulin¹,

Prykhodko²,

Mazannyі³

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Dirofilariasis of animals and humans is a disease caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria (Railliet et Henry, 1911). The role of wild predators, particularly the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Linnaeus, 1758) in the distribution of pathogen of the genus Dirofilaria in the world remains unclear. We studied the occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) in a population of the red fox. Twenty-seven foxes were examined during the winter hunting season of 2019–2020 in Dergachi district, Kharkiv region of Ukraine. All 27 examined foxes were older than 1.5–2 years old, 5 of them (18.5 %) were 4–5 years old. Dirofilaria immitis was found in 22.2 % of foxes. The intensity of infection ranged from 2 to 4 specimens of nematodes per host. In four foxes (66.7 % of infected hosts), the same number of male and female nematodes was detected, while two foxes (33.3 %) had each 1 male and 2 females of D. immitis. The length of D. immitis males (7 specimens) was 13.96 ± 0.29 cm and the length of females (9 specimens) was 19.58 ± 0.55 cm. Prevalence of infection of foxes with D. immitis presumably depends on their habitat and the presence of mosquitos (vectors of the nematode) in these areas.

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Diagnostics of dog dirofilariosis and epizootic situation in Kharkov region of Ukraine

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Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens

Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens

Occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Suburbs of Kharkiv (Ukraine)

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