Dirofilariose Canina: Revisão De Uma Zoonose Emergente

Abstract

O nematóide Dirofilaria immitis (LEIDY, 1856) (Spirurida: Oncocercidae) é um parasita encontrado no ventrículo direito e artéria pulmonar de carnívoros domésticos e selvagens e de outros animais como coelhos e cavalos. As lesões causam problemas cardiopulmonares severos e a morte de alguns animais. Esta revisão abrange os aspectos gerais, ciclo biológico, vetores potenciais, prevenção e controle da Dirofilaria immitis.

Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil

“…In the city of Mossoro (Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil) there are only studies aimed at detecting D. immitis in dogs, revealing an incidence of 15% to 21%, with such values coming from other diagnostic exams, such as Knott's test, immunoassay, and necropsy (Batista et al, 2008(Batista et al, , 2021, with a lack of knowledge about the use of molecular methods to date. It is known that the prevalence of dirofilariasis in animals occurs more commonly in tropical or subtropical coastal regions, which have favorable climate, temperature, and humidity conditions for the perpetuation of potential vectors for the transmission of D. immitis, which corresponds to mosquitoes of the Culicidae family (Leite et al, 2006). The municipality of the report in question has a semiarid climate and is approximately 40 km away from the coastal areas.…”