First report of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in an imported dog in Lithuania
| Autor: | Algimantas Paulauskas, Jana Radzijevskaja, Povilas Sakalauskas, Vytautas Sabūnas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Medicine (General)
Veterinary medicine Agriculture (General) Dirofilaria immitis Case Report Lithuania Mosquito population Biology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification S1-972 Molecular analysis R5-920 Dirofilariasis Small animal medicine Heartworm Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Clinical case |
| Zdroj: | Helminthologia Helminthologia, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 57-61 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1336-9083 0440-6605 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/helm-2018-0036 |
| Popis: | Summary Over the past decade, increasing numbers of autochthonous cases of heartworm infection have been reported in the countries of Eastern Europe where previously only imported cases were described. In this report we have described the first clinical case of Dirofilaria immitis infection in an imported dog in Lithuania. In 2018, a 5-year-old male Spanish greyhound (Spanish galgo) was imported to Lithuania from southern Spain and referred to a small animal veterinary clinic in Vilnius for wellness screening. Circulating microfilariae and female antigens of D. immitis were detected using the Knott’s test and SNAP 4Dx Plus Test (IDEXX Laboratories, Portland, USA). The diagnosis was confirmed using molecular analysis. Treatment according to the guidelines recommended by the American Heartworm Society was applied. This is the first confirmed report of canine heartworm infection in an imported dog in Lithuania. Heartworm-infected dogs transported to North-Eastern Europe from endemic areas could act as microfilarial reservoirs for the local mosquito population, which could increase the risk of spreading the disease. |
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