Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps [PDF]
, 2010 Despite the combination of favourable climate for parasites and vectors, and large populations of stray dogs, information concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of canine vector-borne diseases in India is limited. However, with the country'
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
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Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia.
Lena Huebl +8 more
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Increased expression of a microRNA correlates with anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes [PDF]
, 2017 Resistance to anthelmintic drugs is a major problem in the global fight against parasitic nematodes infecting humans and animals. While previous studies have identified mutations in drug target genes in resistant parasites, changes in the expression ...
Bartley, David +13 more
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Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% spot-on formulation (Advocate®) in the prevention and treatment of feline aelurostrongylosis [PDF]
, 2020 Background: In three randomized, controlled laboratory efficacy studies, the efficacy in the prevention of patent infections of a topical combination of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% (Advocate® spot-on formulation for cats, Bayer Animal Health GmbH ...
Blazejak, Katrin +9 more
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Polymerase chain reaction—identification of Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis
Parasitology, 1996 SUMMARYOn the basis of known DNA sequences of Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis we designed specific primers for the amplification by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of the DNA from the two species. The PCR-based identification was found to be unambiguous and allowed specific diagnosis of microfilariae in blood samples, of developing larvae in the ...
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Epidemiological coherency of vulpine dirofilariosis in environmental conditions of Slovakia
Helminthologia, 2015 Dirofilariosis belongs to zoonotic vector-borne diseases with fastest spread into new areas caused by extreme weather and seasonal changes in climate. In Slovakia, Dirofilaria spp.
Hurníková Z. +2 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Dirofilariosis is an emerging vector-borne parasitic disease in Europe. Monitoring of wild and domestic carnivores demonstrated circulation of Dirofilaria spp. in Romania in the past.
Alexandru Tomazatos +11 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and parasitological verification of human suborbital dirofilariasis [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2020 Introduction. The presence of mosquitoes and the abundance of microfilariae in dogs are considered of great risk for invading humans with dirofilariasis.
Mitko A. MITEV, Borislava G. CHAKAROVA
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Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A 3‐year‐old female‐intact German Shepherd presented for the evaluation of progressive shifting leg lameness, carpal swelling, and weight loss with a poor appetite since adoption about three months prior. Routine blood smear evaluation, lymph node, and synovial fluid cytologies all revealed rare neutrophils with cytoplasmic inclusions ...
Samantha L. Braman +3 more
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