Gastrointestinal parasites of shepherd and hunting dogs in the Serres Prefecture, Northern Greece

Papazahariadou, M.; Founta, A.; Papadopoulos, Elias; Chliounakis, S.; Antoniadou-Sotiriadou, K.; Theodorides, Y

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.05.013

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“…Further south in Europe the nematode has been reported from dogs in Ukraine, Poland, France, Romania and Hungary (Taylor et al 2007), Italy (Stancampiano et al 2011) and Greece (Papazahariadou et al 2007). Imported dogs in Iceland from this part of Europe that have been diagnosed with S. stercoralis originated from the following six countries: Russia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Belgium and UK.…”

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Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland

Eydal¹,

Skírnisson²

2016

IAS

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The aim of this paper is to report cases of the intestinal parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs in Iceland. The nematode was diagnosed in 20 (0.6%) of imported dogs in quaratine in Iceland during 1989-2016. Household dogs: The first case of S. stercoralis infection diagnosed outside quaratine in Iceland was in an unhealthy household puppy purchased from an Icelandic breeding kennel (Kennel A) in 2012. A total of nine puppies purchased from Kennel A, and two dogs which had contact with dogs from the kennel, were diagnosed with S. stercoralis. Kennel dogs: In 2012 S. stercoralis was confirmed in dozens of dogs in Kennel A. Follow-up examinations after anthelmintic treatments indicated a successful removal of worms in imported and household dogs. In spite of more than a dozen anthelmintic treatment actions and other arrangements in Kennel A since 2012, recurrent infections have repeatedly been confirmed, the last one in 2015. The nematode is believed to have been introduced to the breeding kennel with an imported dog, in spite of anthelmintic treatments in quarantine. YFIRLITSníkjuþráðormurinn Strongyloides stercoralis staðfestur á Íslandi í innfluttum hundum, heimilishundum og í hundaraektunarstöð. Markmið þessa yfirlits er að greina frá tilfellum sem greinst hafa af sníkjuþráðorminum Strongyloides stercoralis í hundum á Íslandi. Ormurinn hefur greinst í saursýnum úr 20 (0.6%) hundum sem fluttir voru til landins um einungrunarstöðvar á árunum 1989-2016. Heimilishundar: Fyrsta tilfelli utan einangrunarstöðva greindist í veikum heimilishvolpi sem keyptur var á íslenskri hundaraektunarstöð 2012. Ormurinn greindist í alls níu hvolpum sem keyptir voru á stöðinni og í tveimur heimilishundum sem höfðu haft samgang við hunda frá stöðinni. Hundaraektunarstöðin: S. stercoralis greindist í tugum hunda í stöðinni í byrjun árs 2012, baeði í hvolpum og fullorðnum hundum. Innfluttu hundarnir og heimilishundarnir fengu ormalyfjameðferð og eftirfylgnirannsóknir bentu til að tekist hefði að uppraeta ormana. Margendurteknar ormalyfjagjafir á árunum 2012 -2016 og aðrar aðgerðir í hundaraektunarstöðinni virðast hafa borið umtalsverðan árangur en ormurinn hefur þó greinst í stökum saursýnum á undanförnum árum, síðast í nóvember 2015. Talið er að þráðormurinn hafi borist inn í hundaraektunarstöðina með innfluttum hundi, þrátt fyrir endurteknar ormalyfjagjafir í einangrunarstöð, smitast milli hunda í raektunarstöðinni og borist þaðan út með seldum hundum.

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Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland

Eydal¹,

Skírnisson²

2016

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“…It is a common practice among Greek farm owners to neglect regular preventive anthelmintic treatment of sheepdogs and proper disposal of dead animals or animal organs avoiding their consumption by domestic and wild carnivores. This gradually leads to an increased parasitic burden of grazing fi elds and exposure of pasturing animals or contamination of harvested feedstuffs [18,19].…”

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Neurological Diseases of Small Ruminants in Greece: A Retrospective Study in 114 Flocks

Polizopoulou

Giadinis

Papahristou³

et al. 2016

Acta Veterinaria

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Although neurological diseases comprise an important part of small ruminant internal medicine, the number of retrospective studies on their epidemiology conducted to date is limited. This study reports an extensive review of epidemiological data on the occurrence of neurological diseases in Greek sheep and goat herds. The survey was based on data retrieved from the records of the Farm Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH from January 2006 to May 2011. Historical information, clinical and neurological examination, clinicopathological and (if available) pathological evaluation were the minimum data recorded in each case.Diseases of the nervous system represented 37.9% and 19.2% of the total evaluated sheep and goat caseload, respectively. The most frequent neurological disorders diagnosed in sheep were chronic coenurosis and Scrapie, which accounted for 72% of cases, followed by less common conditions like ovine lentiviral encephalomyelitis (OLE), listeriosis and acute coenurosis. In goats the frequency of various types of neurological diseases was more evenly distributed, with listeriosis and polioencephalomalacia being the most commonly encountered problems.

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“…In dog, distinct isolated endemic foci were reported during the last century in south-western France, Ireland, Switzerland, Southeast England and Wales, and Denmark. Canine angiostrongylosis is clearly emerging both in North America [6] and Europe [7] where it was recently further recorded in Greece [8], The Netherlands [9], different parts of Germany [10], Italy [11], Slovakia [12] Poland [13] and Hungary [14]. In temperate Western Europe climatic conditions are highly suitable to the completion of Angiostrongylus vasorum life cycle and Belgium is part of a vast area characterized by its high predicted suitability for parasite transmission [15].…”

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First report of a fatal autochthonous canine Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in Belgium

Jolly

Poncelet²,

Lempereur

et al. 2015

Parasitology International

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Canine angiostrongylosis is considered as an emergent disease in Europe and Canada. A fatal case of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection is described in a four and a half month old puppy born in Belgium. The dog was presented with marked neurological disorders, body weight loss, a profound weakness and mild respiratory signs. The dog was given antibiotics and mucolytic compounds with very little improvement and consequently was referred to a specialist for additional examinations. As the general condition of the dog was rapidly declining, the animal was euthanized shortly after on its owners' request and a necropsy was carried out. Extensive gross pulmonary lesions were observed and histopathological examination revealed the presence of numerous larvae with morphology compatible with A. vasorum. Larvae were also found in the product of a bronchoalveolar lavage but fecal material was not examined. The presence of A. vasorum circulating serum antigen was demonstrated through ELISA; additionally an A. vasorum specific PCR was performed on brain material and yielded a positive result. This case confirms that the clinical diagnosis of canine angiostrongylosis can be very challenging especially when respiratory signs are absent or very mild such in the present case. This is the first reported case of canine angiostrongylosis in Belgium.

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Gastrointestinal parasites of shepherd and hunting dogs in the Serres Prefecture, Northern Greece

Cited by 124 publications

References 7 publications

Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland

Strongyloides stercoralis found in imported dogs, household dogs and kennel dogs in Iceland

Neurological Diseases of Small Ruminants in Greece: A Retrospective Study in 114 Flocks

First report of a fatal autochthonous canine Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in Belgium

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