Seroprevalence of canine dirofilariosis in South Korea

Song, Kun‐Ho; Lee, S. E.; Hayasaki, Mineo; Shiramizu, Kanji; Kim, D. H.; Cho, K. W.

doi:10.1016/s0304-4017(03)00137-7

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“…Both sexes had similar prevalence (P>0.05) in agreement with several authors (Song et al, 2003;Montoya et al, 2006;Rapti and Rehbein, 2010), which is in contrast to other studies (Yldrim et al, 2007;Traversa et al, 2010), where significantly higher prevalence rates in males were shown. It has been suggested that the higher infection rate in male dogs could be due to them attracting vectors more strongly (Montoya et al, 1998).…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Several studies found older dogs having an increased risk of D. immitis infection that was thought to be due to the prepatency period of the parasite (Song et al, 2003;Tudor et al, 2009;Lim et al, 2010;Vieira et al, 2014). According to the literature (Montoya et al, 1998;Yildirim et al, 2007) another important risk factor is the time of exposure to the vector; in fact these dogs were kept in outdoor shelters, where they were more likely to acquire this infection.…”

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Geographic distribution of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs of eastern Romania

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A survey was conducted in the eastern part of Romania to assess the prevalence and geographical distribution of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs. Plasma samples were collected from 458 stray dogs hosted in shelters in 8 counties and tested serologically for the presence of heartworm. In addition, 45 blood samples from dogs of a shelter in Galati city were examined by the modified Knott and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. The immmunological assay showed a heartworm infection prevalence of 8.9% in the dogs. Optical density results for positive samples ranged between 0.217 and 2.683. Geographical information systems (GIS) were used to produce overlays of distribution maps of D. immitis prevalence and predictive maps based on temperature suitability. High prevalence of D. immitis was found in the central East up to the northern border of the country, i.e.Galati county (60%), followed by the counties of Vaslui (12.0%) and Iasi (7.7%). Out of 45 samples examined using the Knott test, 23 were positive for circulating microfilariae (51.1%), while 19 dogs were positive for D. immitis and 4 for both D. immitis and D. repens with the multiplex PCR test. The high prevalence for D. immitis shown in dogs in the Southeast (Galati, 42.2%) also by multiplex PCR gave strong support to the results achieved by the serological tests. The present study confirms the ability of GIS to predict the distribution and epidemiology of dirofilariosis in different geographical territories as has been already demonstrated by the empirical epidemiological data obtained at the continental, national and intraregional levels.

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Geographic distribution of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs of eastern Romania

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“…It is generally assumed that outdoor dogs are more frequently bitten by mosquitoes than are indoor dogs. A survey by Song et al (2003) confirmed that the prevalence of dirofilariasis in shoreline areas was significantly higher (69.5%) than that in other areas (urban or mountain areas). Outdoor dogs in Busan also evidenced the highest prevalence (48.4% of adult worms and 35.9% of microfilaria) among dogs examined in this study.…”

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“…Recently, the prevalence of heartworm infection in several regions of Korea was found to correspond to an infection rate of 40.0%, according to the results of antigen tests conducted between 2001 and 2002 (Song et al, 2003). These reports showed that Korea is an endemic area of dirofilariasis.…”

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A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

Byeon

Kim

et al. 2007

Korean J Parasitol

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Abstract:The status of Dirofilaria immitis infection was assessed in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and chemoprophylactic effects of microfilaricidal medication were evaluated. A total of 294 pet dogs older than 6 mo were examined, 217 of which had been maintained indoors, and 77 had been kept outdoors. The Snap R kit and direct microscopic examinations of the peripheral blood were used. The mean overall parasite positive rates were 10.2% and 6.5%, respectively. Outdoor dogs evidenced adult worm infection rate of 31.2% and microfilaria infection rate of 18.2%. The indoor dogs, however, evidenced adult worm infection rate of 2.8% and microfilaria infection rate of 2.3%. The prevalence in males was more than 2 times that of females. The changing pattern of infection rates by age evidenced a gradual increase, from 2-to 6-year-old dogs, after which, a decrease in infection rates was noted. With regard to chemoprophylaxis, the infection rates of complete and incomplete chemoprophylaxis groups were found to be 2-3 times lower than that of the non-chemoprophylaxis group. The results of the present study indicate that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in pet dogs is quite high, particularly in male outdoor dogs, and chemoprophylactic measures were quite effective.

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“…The parasite is widely distributed in Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Mediterranean countries (3,6,10,12,17,24). Turkey is suitable country for development of this parasite due to climatic conditions and abundant intermediate hosts.…”

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The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs with different breed, ages and sex

Adanir¹,

Sezer²,

Köse³

2013

Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi

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Summary:This study was performed to investigate the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in stray dogs with different ages, sexes and breeds. A total of 142 dogs were examined in this study. Blood samples were examined with nativ, modified Knott's and antigen ELISA techniques. Of the total of 142 dogs, 31 were positive for D. immitis with a prevalance value of 22%. In addition 35.5% of positive dogs determine to have occult D. immitis infections. The highest prevalance of D. immitis infections were observed in ≥7 age group (%53,3), and this prevalance was followed by 4-6 (%20,5) and 0.6-3 age group (%17). The difference between ≥7 age group and other age groups (0.6-3 and 4-6 age groups) were found significant (P<0.05), whereas no statistically difference was observed between 0.6-3 and 4-6 age groups (P>0.05). Our results suggest that heartworm treatment and prophylaxis should be considered in Burdur region.Key words: Age, breed, Dirofilaria immitis, dog, prevalence, sex. Dirofilaria immitis enfeksiyonunun yayılışına yaşın etkisi incelendiğinde enfeksiyonunun en yüksek ≥7 yaş grubunda (%53,3) görüldüğü, bunu % 20,5 ile 4-6 yaş gurubu ve % 17 ile 0,6-3 yaş grubunun izlediği belirlenmiştir. Yaş gruplarından ≥7 yaş grubu ile 0.6-3 ve 4-6 yaş grupları arasındaki farklılık önemli bulunurken (P<0.01), 0.6-3 yaş grubu ile 4-6 yaş grubu arasındaki farklılık önemsiz bulunmuştur (P>0.05). Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, Burdur yöresinde Dirofilaria immitis enfeksiyonlarına karşı gerekli kontrol ve mücadele tedbirlerinin ortaya konması gerekmektedir.

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Seroprevalence of canine dirofilariosis in South Korea

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

Geographic distribution of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs of eastern Romania

Geographic distribution of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs of eastern Romania

A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs with different breed, ages and sex

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