The cardiopulmonary nematodes Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum are increasingly reported in dogs and are responsible for two diseases with overlapping endemic areas, especially in Europe: dirofilariosis and angiostrongylosis. The reasons for their apparent emergence are unknown, but several factors (e.g. increased disease awareness, better diagnostic tools, climatic changes, seasonal population dynamics and movements of animals) may play a role in the recent rise in reports of infection in the various countries of Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of D. immitis (by DiroCHECK® ELISA) and the fecal presence of first stage larvae (L1) of A. vasorum (by FLOTAC) in dogs from 68 kennels of the Campania region (southern Italy). The fecal samples were collected from pooled samples using the box as epidemiological unit. To the authors's knowledge, this is the first cross-sectional survey conducted at regional-scale in Italy and in Europe on the contemporaneous detection of D. immitis antigens and A. vasorum L1 in kennels.

Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: the contemporaneous detection in kennels / DEL PRETE, Luisa; Maurelli, MARIA PAOLA; Pennacchio, Saverio; Bosco, Antonio; Musella, Vincenzo; Ciuca, Lavinia; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Rinaldi, Laura. - In: BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1746-6148. - 11:1(2015), p. 305. [10.1186/s12917-015-0619-y]

Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: the contemporaneous detection in kennels

DEL PRETE, LUISA;MAURELLI, MARIA PAOLA;PENNACCHIO, SAVERIO;BOSCO, ANTONIO;MUSELLA, VINCENZO;Ciuca, Lavinia;CRINGOLI, GIUSEPPE;RINALDI, LAURA
2015

Abstract

The cardiopulmonary nematodes Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum are increasingly reported in dogs and are responsible for two diseases with overlapping endemic areas, especially in Europe: dirofilariosis and angiostrongylosis. The reasons for their apparent emergence are unknown, but several factors (e.g. increased disease awareness, better diagnostic tools, climatic changes, seasonal population dynamics and movements of animals) may play a role in the recent rise in reports of infection in the various countries of Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of D. immitis (by DiroCHECK® ELISA) and the fecal presence of first stage larvae (L1) of A. vasorum (by FLOTAC) in dogs from 68 kennels of the Campania region (southern Italy). The fecal samples were collected from pooled samples using the box as epidemiological unit. To the authors's knowledge, this is the first cross-sectional survey conducted at regional-scale in Italy and in Europe on the contemporaneous detection of D. immitis antigens and A. vasorum L1 in kennels.
2015
Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum: the contemporaneous detection in kennels / DEL PRETE, Luisa; Maurelli, MARIA PAOLA; Pennacchio, Saverio; Bosco, Antonio; Musella, Vincenzo; Ciuca, Lavinia; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Rinaldi, Laura. - In: BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1746-6148. - 11:1(2015), p. 305. [10.1186/s12917-015-0619-y]
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