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

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 te...

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Autores principales: Miterpáková, Martina, Valentová, Daniela, Hurníková, Zuzana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37773461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07983-4
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author Miterpáková, Martina
Valentová, Daniela
Hurníková, Zuzana
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Valentová, Daniela
Hurníková, Zuzana
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description 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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spelling pubmed-106674172023-09-29 Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens Miterpáková, Martina Valentová, Daniela Hurníková, Zuzana Parasitol Res Research 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. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023-09-29 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10667417/ /pubmed/37773461 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07983-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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title_full_unstemmed Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens
title_short Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667417/
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