Dirofilaria immitis in Dog Imported from Venezuela to Chile

We report a case of Dirofilaria immitis nematode infection in a dog imported from Venezuela that had been living for 2 years in Santiago, Chile, where this parasite had not been reported before. Our findings warrant surveillance for all dogs imported to Chile, given that suitable conditions exist fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A., Cancino-Faure, Beatriz, Lillo, Pablo, Fernández, María Luisa, González, Alejandro Piñeiro, Ramírez, Alonso Flores
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692864
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221427
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Sumario:We report a case of Dirofilaria immitis nematode infection in a dog imported from Venezuela that had been living for 2 years in Santiago, Chile, where this parasite had not been reported before. Our findings warrant surveillance for all dogs imported to Chile, given that suitable conditions exist for establishing this parasite.

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