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First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal
BACKGROUND: Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2, through dissection. This study was carried out to...
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author | Ferreira, Cátia Alexandra Costa de Pinho Mixão, Verónica Novo, Maria Teresa Lourenço Marques Calado, Maria Manuela Palmeiro Gonçalves, Luzia Augusta Pires Belo, Silvana Maria Duarte de Almeida, António Paulo Gouveia |
author_facet | Ferreira, Cátia Alexandra Costa de Pinho Mixão, Verónica Novo, Maria Teresa Lourenço Marques Calado, Maria Manuela Palmeiro Gonçalves, Luzia Augusta Pires Belo, Silvana Maria Duarte de Almeida, António Paulo Gouveia |
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description | BACKGROUND: Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2, through dissection. This study was carried out to investigate the potential vectors of Dirofilaria spp. in continental Portugal. METHODS: Mosquitoes were collected in three distinct seasons (Summer, Autumn and Spring), 2011–2013, in three districts. CDC traps and indoor resting collections were carried out in the vicinity of kennels. Mosquitoes were kept under controlled conditions for 7 days to allow the development of larval stages of Dirofilaria spp.. DNA extraction was performed separately for both head+thorax and abdomen in order to differentiate infective and infected specimens, respectively, in pools, grouped according to the species and collection site (1–40 specimen parts/pool), and examined by PCR using pan-filarial specific primers. Mosquito densities were compared using non-parametric tests. Dirofilaria development units (DDU) were estimated. RESULTS: In total, 9156 female mosquitoes, from 11 different species, were captured. Mosquito densities varied among the 3 districts, according to capture method, and were generally higher in the second year of collections. From 5866 specimens screened by PCR, 23 head+thorax and 41 abdomens pools, corresponding to 54 mosquitoes were found positive for D. immitis DNA. These belonged to 5 species: Culex (Cux) theileri (estimated rate of infection (ERI)=0.71%), Cx. (Cux) pipiens f. pipiens and f. molestus (ERI=0.5%), Anopheles (Ano) maculipennis s.l. (ERI=3.12%), including An. (Ano) atroparvus, Aedes (Och) caspius (ERI=3.73%) and Ae. (Och) detritus s.l. (ERI=4.39%). All but Cx. pipiens, had at least one infective specimen. No D. repens infected specimens were found. Infection rates were: 3.21% in Coimbra, 1.22% in Setúbal and 0.54% in Santarém. DDU were at least 117/year in the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Culex theileri, Cx. pipiens, An. maculipennis s.l. An. atroparvus, Ae.caspius and Ae. detritus s.l. were identified as potential vectors of D. immitis in three districts of Portugal, from Spring to Autumn, in 5 of the 6 collection dates in 2011–2013. Implications for transmission, in the context of climate changes, and need for prophylactic measures, are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-43698022015-03-24 First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal Ferreira, Cátia Alexandra Costa de Pinho Mixão, Verónica Novo, Maria Teresa Lourenço Marques Calado, Maria Manuela Palmeiro Gonçalves, Luzia Augusta Pires Belo, Silvana Maria Duarte de Almeida, António Paulo Gouveia Parasit Vectors Research BACKGROUND: Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2, through dissection. This study was carried out to investigate the potential vectors of Dirofilaria spp. in continental Portugal. METHODS: Mosquitoes were collected in three distinct seasons (Summer, Autumn and Spring), 2011–2013, in three districts. CDC traps and indoor resting collections were carried out in the vicinity of kennels. Mosquitoes were kept under controlled conditions for 7 days to allow the development of larval stages of Dirofilaria spp.. DNA extraction was performed separately for both head+thorax and abdomen in order to differentiate infective and infected specimens, respectively, in pools, grouped according to the species and collection site (1–40 specimen parts/pool), and examined by PCR using pan-filarial specific primers. Mosquito densities were compared using non-parametric tests. Dirofilaria development units (DDU) were estimated. RESULTS: In total, 9156 female mosquitoes, from 11 different species, were captured. Mosquito densities varied among the 3 districts, according to capture method, and were generally higher in the second year of collections. From 5866 specimens screened by PCR, 23 head+thorax and 41 abdomens pools, corresponding to 54 mosquitoes were found positive for D. immitis DNA. These belonged to 5 species: Culex (Cux) theileri (estimated rate of infection (ERI)=0.71%), Cx. (Cux) pipiens f. pipiens and f. molestus (ERI=0.5%), Anopheles (Ano) maculipennis s.l. (ERI=3.12%), including An. (Ano) atroparvus, Aedes (Och) caspius (ERI=3.73%) and Ae. (Och) detritus s.l. (ERI=4.39%). All but Cx. pipiens, had at least one infective specimen. No D. repens infected specimens were found. Infection rates were: 3.21% in Coimbra, 1.22% in Setúbal and 0.54% in Santarém. DDU were at least 117/year in the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Culex theileri, Cx. pipiens, An. maculipennis s.l. An. atroparvus, Ae.caspius and Ae. detritus s.l. were identified as potential vectors of D. immitis in three districts of Portugal, from Spring to Autumn, in 5 of the 6 collection dates in 2011–2013. Implications for transmission, in the context of climate changes, and need for prophylactic measures, are discussed. BioMed Central 2015-03-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4369802/ /pubmed/25886610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0760-2 Text en © Costa Ferreira et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Ferreira, Cátia Alexandra Costa de Pinho Mixão, Verónica Novo, Maria Teresa Lourenço Marques Calado, Maria Manuela Palmeiro Gonçalves, Luzia Augusta Pires Belo, Silvana Maria Duarte de Almeida, António Paulo Gouveia First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title | First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title_full | First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title_fullStr | First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title_full_unstemmed | First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title_short | First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal |
title_sort | first molecular identification of mosquito vectors of dirofilaria immitis in continental portugal |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0760-2 |
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