Dirofilariose pulmonar humana, adquirida no Brasil: comunicação de um caso

Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in Brazil and represent a challenge to veterinarians and public health workers, since some diseases are of great zoonotic potential. Dogs are affected by many protozoa (e.g., Babesia vogeli, Leishmania infantum, and Trypanosoma cruzi), bacteria (e.g., Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis), and helminths (e.g., Dirofilaria immitis and Dipylidium caninum) that are transmitted by a diverse range of arthropod vectors, including ticks, fleas, lice, triatomines, mosquitoes, tabanids, and phlebotomine sand flies. This article focuses on several aspects (etiology, transmission, distribution, prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis, control, prevention, and public health significance) of CVBDs in Brazil and discusses research gaps to be addressed in future studies.

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Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil

Dantas‐Torres

2008

Parasites Vectors

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Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: a review

Rodrigues-Silva

Moura

Dreyer

et al. 1995

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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The authors presented a detailed summary of the geographical distribution, clinical and pathological aspects of human pulmonary dirofilariasis. Although benign, this zoonosis, of which Dirofilaria immitis is the major etiological agent, represents a medical problem since it produces symptoms which may be confused with neoplasia and thus may subject patients to unnecessary thoracic surgery. Of 229 cases cited in the literature, only 17 were reported in Brazil, despite the existence of highly favorable conditions for the transmission of this infection in man. Thus it may well be that this parasitic infection remains underdiagnosed. Finally, the importance of a differential diagnosis between dirofilariasis and pulmonary neoplasia is emphasized in cases where there is a solitary subpleural nodule ("coin lesion") present. In addition, the development and improvement of modern immunological diagnostic techniques are essential to distinguish this benign disease from other pathological conditions and thus avoid unnecessary surgery. These techniques may reveal the true prevalence of this parasitic infection in our environment.

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Novo caso de dirofilariose pulmonar humana adquirida no Brasil

Amato¹,

Neto²,

Uip³

et al. 1995

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Dirofilariose pulmonar humana, adquirida no Brasil: comunicação de um caso

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Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil

Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil

Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: a review

Novo caso de dirofilariose pulmonar humana adquirida no Brasil

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