Heartworm disease dirofilaria immitis and their vectors. A duplex realtime polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of and differentiation between dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens in dogs and mosquitoes. Dirofilaria immitis, perro, revision bibliografica. Molecular detection of dirofilaria immitis, dirofilaria repens and setaria tundra in mosquitoes from germany. Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm or dog heartworm, is a parasitic roundworm that is a type of filarial worm, a small threadlike worm, that causes dirofilariasis. This page was last edited on 9 december 2019, at 17. In recent years, heartworm disease has been found in all 50 states in the usa. Heartworm disease dirofilaria immitis and their vectors in europe. Dirofilaria immitis infection has been reported worldwide in cats and continues to be regularly. The clinical importance of heartworm infection in cats has indeed increased in recent years. Cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis is a cosmopolitan disease caused by dirofilaria immitis, which affects mainly canids and felids. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. These are generally divided into two subgenera, dirofilaria and nochtiella.
It is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes. Dirofilariose canina e felina canine and feline dirofilariasis. Some species are wellknown parasites, including dirofilaria immitis, the dog heartworm, dirofilaria repens, which affects many types of nonhuman mammals, and dirofilaria tenuis, which usually parasitizes raccoons, but can infect humans, as well. Heartworm disease is a vectorborne transmitted disease, thus transmission depends on the presence of competent mosquito species, which is. The parasite is responsible for severe cardio respiratory pathologies. Updated canine infection rates for dirofilaria immitis in. Pdf on jan 1, 2004, alfredo menesesmarcel and others published. The definitive host is the dog, but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and other animals, such as ferrets, bears, seals, sea lions and. Dirofilaria immitis which infects over 30 species worldwide, including humans. Dirofilaria immitis en caninos del barrio las clavellinas. Dirofilaria immitis synonyms, dirofilaria immitis pronunciation, dirofilaria immitis translation, english dictionary definition of dirofilaria immitis. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Latrofa ms, dantastorres f, annoscia g, genchi m, traversa d, otranto d.
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