Dermatobia hominis in a dog imported from Brazil to Romania

Abstract

Background: Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Oestridae: Cuterebrinae) is a parasite with an important zoonotic and economical impact in the cattle industry, distributed in Central and South America, inhabiting wooded areas along rivers and lowlands. It infests mammals including humans. Lately, there has been a growing trend for people to travel on holidays with their pet dog and also international trade of dogs has increased significantly in the last two decades. Hence, the risk of importation of exotic parasites, including agents of myiasis has increased. Dermatobia hominis has been commonly reported as an imported parasite to various countries, mostly as human cases and currently there are only two published cases of D. hominis imported with dogs to Europe. Herein, we report a case of D. hominis infestation in Romania in a dog recently imported from Brazil. Methods: Larvae were manually extracted from nodules of a 4-month old non-neutered male, Fila Brasileiro in Arad, Romania. The larvae were morphologically identified, and one specimen was characterized molecularly by amplification and sequencing of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1). Results: All larvae were morphologically identified as L3 of Dermatobia hominis. The BLAST analysis revealed a 98.81% nucleotide similarity to two D. hominis isolates from Brazil. The sequence was deposited in the GenBank database under the accession number MT364820. Conclusions: The travel history of dogs is an important part of the veterinary anamnesis questions and should be thoroughly conducted in the daily practice. Also, prior to and after the importation of dogs from tropical regions, a thorough check of the body surface to detect the presence of nodules is recommended.

Effectiveness of sarolaner in the clinical management of furuncular myiasis in dogs naturally infested with Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Cuterebridae)

“…Furuncular myiasis by D. hominis larvae is of veterinary and medical concern due to the high incidence in companion animals, livestock and humans in Central and South America. Travel-associated human and animal dermatobiosis has been reported from North America and Europe, areas in which D. hominis is not endemic [ 9 , 10 ].…”

Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in a domestic cat case report

“…The literature consulted contains reports of furuncular myiasis in several species such as cattle ( Fernandes et al, 2008 ; Oliveira-Sequeira et al, 1996 ), dogs ( Deak et al, 2020 ; Ribeiro et al, 2001 ), wild animals ( May-Junior et al, 2021 ; Soares et al, 2021 ; Verocai et al, 2009 ) and even in humans ( Freitas et al, 2018 ; Pinos et al, 2014 ). The present study shows dermatobiosis in a domestic cat, only reported before in Brazil and Venezuela ( Campos et al, 2021 ; Marcial et al, 2003 ; Verocai et al, 2010 ).…”

“…In agreement with descriptions in the literature, the cat reported here presented swollen abscesses that drained a secretion causing discomfort, shown by local pruritus. It is important to highlight that the initial condition mimicked other skin diseases, such as folliculitis, mycobacteriosis, sporotrichosis and neoplastic diseases, which can induce veterinarians to misdiagnose the cause, as reported by Deak et al (2020) .…”

Вікова Та Породна Сприйнятливість Собак За Трихурозу

“…Інфекційні та інвазійні захворювання в умовах загальної глобалізації планети набувають все більшої актуальності [1][2][3][4][5]. Популяризація утримання собак, як домашніх улюбленців, проведення різноманітних виставок, використання загальних вигулів сприяють збільшенню ризиків розповсюдження паразитарних захворювань, збудниками яких можуть бути акарози, ентомози, гельмінтози та протозоози [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. З-поміж всіх захворювань собак паразитарної етіології левову частку займають гельмінтози.…”