Dipylidium caninum infection in an infant: a rare case report and literature review

García-Agudo, Lidia; García-Martos, Pedro; Rodríguez-Iglesias, Manuel

doi:10.12980/apjtb.4.2014apjtb-2014-0034

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“…The data on the distribution of the various worm species in the positive dogs indicate that representatives of Ancylostoma genus were the most common parasites in Sofia district, recovered from 52.5% of dogs while Trichuris vulpis was more common in the Pleven district -20%. Some species of genera Trichuris and Dipylidium detected in the samples are known as agents for diseases in humans and animals (Martı-nez-Carrasco et al, 2007;García-Agudo et al, 2014;Kantere et al, 2014). The established gastrointestinal parasite status of stray dogs in the investigated districts in Bulgaria is similar with the one obtained for the dogs in neighbouring countries -Greece (Kantere et al, 2014) as well as in distant places like Spain (García-Agudo et al, 2014).…”

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Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and Dirofilaria spp. in stray dogs from some regions in bulgaria

Radev¹,

Lalkovski²,

Zhelyazkov³

et al. 2016

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SummaryRadev, V., N. Lalkovski, P. Zhelyazkov, T. Kostova, P. Sabev, N. Nedelchev & R. Vassileva, 2016. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and Dirofilaria spp. in stray dogs from some regions in Bulgaria. Bulg. J. Vet. Med., 19, No 1,[57][58][59][60][61][62] During the summer seasons of two consequent years (2013)(2014), 80 faecal samples from dogs in stray shelters of two Bulgarian districts (Sofia, n=40 and Pleven, n=40) were examined for infection with gastrointestinal parasites. The flotation-centrifugation method using ZnCl 2 solution was used for parasitological examination of the samples. Thirty-three blood samples from dogs in one stray shelter (Sofia district) were tested for infection with Dirofilaria sp. by the Knott's method and the positive samples were further tested by the Combo SNAP test for Dirofilaria immitis. The obtained eggs or larvae were morphologically examined through light microscopy. The study revealed that the examined dogs from stray shelters in these districts of Bulgaria were infected with parasites belonging to eight genera -Ancylostoma, Toxocara, Toxascaris, Trichuris, Uncinaria, Dipylidium, Dirofilaria and Isospora. Among the positive dogs, Ancylostoma was the most common parasite in the Sofia district being recovered from 52.5% of the examined dogs, while Trichuris vulpis was more common in the Pleven district -20%. Dirofilaria-positive samples were 33% of all examined blood samples. Out of them, 15% were positive for infection with D. immitis and 18% -with D. repens. This study showed that the nematode infection rate in stray dogs was high and suggested the existence of a real risk for infection in humans and pets.

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“…García-Agudo et al (2014) reported a case with Dipylydium caninum infection in a 9-month-old girl from Cá-diz, Spain. Two cases with the same infection are presented three years earlier by Szwaja et al (2011) in Poland.…”

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Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and Dirofilaria spp. in stray dogs from some regions in bulgaria

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Zhelyazkov³

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“…The patients with dipylidiasis are often asymptomatic but symptoms, such as anal pruritus, diarrhea, mild abdominal pain (usually epigastric pain), decrease in appetite, indigestion, and gastrointestinal tract disturbances, may be seen [8,9]. Occasionally, urticaria, eosinophilia, psychologic irritability, slight reduction in weight gain, and intestinal obstruction has also been described [10].…”

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A Human Case of Zoonotic Dog Tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum (Eucestoda: Dilepidiidae), in China

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We described a human case of zoonotic dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum (Eucestoda: Dilepidiidae), rarely occurring in China. The mother of a 17 month-old boy noted the appearance of small white and active worms over a month period in her son’s feces, but the boy was asymptomatic except mild diarrhea. We observed 3 tapeworm proglottids resembling cucumber seeds in his stool sample. Microscopically, each proglottid had 2 genital pores, 1 on each lateral edge, and numerous egg capsules in the uterus. The patient was successfully treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel. Adult worms were recovered in the diarrheic stool after praziquantel treatment and purgation. His family had household pet dogs for several years, and he might have acquired the infection by ingestion of infected fleas of his pet dogs. A history of dog or cat pets and flea bites may be important clues to diagnosis of D. caninum infection. The infected pets should also be treated.

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“…This parasite is transmitted through the ingestion of the intermediate host fleas of dogs (Ctenocephalides canis) or cats (Ctenocephalides felis) which carry the larval forms (Craig and Ito 2007). Humans become infected by accidental ingestion of the infected fleas and in major cases, it mainly occurs in young children due to their playing habits and living in close proximity to infected dogs or cats (Chappell et al 1990;Garc ıa-Agudo et al 2014;Jiang et al 2017). Since first described in 1758, D. caninum infection or dipylidiasis has been recorded in at least 23 countries including USA, China, Japan, Italy, Chile, India, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Argentine, Australia, Bulgaria, Cuba, Germany, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, and UK (Jiang et al 2017).…”

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Complete mitogenome of the dog cucumber tapeworm Dipylidium caninum (Cestoda, Dilepididae) from Southwest China

Xie

Liu

et al. 2019

Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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The cucumber tapeworm Dipylidium caninum (Cestoda, Dilepididae) is a common intestinal parasite of dogs and cats and can cause dipylidiasis in humans, especially in infants and children. In this study, the complete mitogenome of this tapeworm was sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology. The entire genome was 14,226 bp in size and encoded 36 genes, including 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. The phylogeny revealed that D. caninum grouped with other species from the order Cyclophyllidea and separated from species of Pseudophyllidea. Within the Dipylidiidae, both dog-originated D. caninum were phylogenetic distinctiveness from cat-originated D. caninum, suggesting that D. caninum may represent a species complex. Altogether, the complete mitogenome of D. caninum sequenced here should contribute to a better understanding of the phylogenetic and taxonomic placement of this species.

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Dipylidium caninum infection in an infant: a rare case report and literature review

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and Dirofilaria spp. in stray dogs from some regions in bulgaria

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and Dirofilaria spp. in stray dogs from some regions in bulgaria

A Human Case of Zoonotic Dog Tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum (Eucestoda: Dilepidiidae), in China

Complete mitogenome of the dog cucumber tapeworm Dipylidium caninum (Cestoda, Dilepididae) from Southwest China

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