The current situation of canine dirofilariosis in Hungary

Farkas, Róbert; Mag, Viktória; Gyurkovszky, Mónika; Takács, Nóra; Vörös, Károly; Solymosi, Norbert

doi:10.1007/s00436-019-06478-5

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“…In two regions of Vojvodina (Pancevo and Veliko Gradiste), the previously reported seroprevalence was 22.9% for D. immitis and the presence of D. repens microfilariae was 39.34% ( 38 ). In Bulgaria and Croatia, two neighboring countries, there are studies about the prevalence of D. immitis and D. repens in dogs (8.1 and 11.1%, respectively) and co-infections (3.2%) ( 11 ). Several studies point to an increase in D. immitis infections and a decrease of an infection with D. repens in recent years ( 21 – 23 ) which is corroborated by results in this study.…”

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“…Dirofilariasis is on the rise in the European population of dogs and humans ( 1 , 3 , 11 , 12 ). It is considered to be an endemic disease in southern European countries and in central and northern countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Russia ( 2 , 4 , 13 – 18 ).…”

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“…It is considered to be an endemic disease in southern European countries and in central and northern countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Russia ( 2 , 4 , 13 – 18 ). In addition, in the last decade, different epidemiological and seroepidemiological studies, alongside clinical reporting, have shown that dirofilariasis has been introduced into the countries of the Balkans peninsula ( 1 , 3 , 4 , 11 , 19 ). Serbia is considered as an endemic country to both forms of dirofilariasis in dogs ( 20 – 24 ).…”

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Seroepidemiological Study of Canine and Human Dirofilariasis in the Endemic Region of Northern Serbia

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Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused mainly by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens that affect dogs and humans all over the world. Serbia is considered an endemic country to both forms of dirofilariasis, although most of the population is concentrated in the north of the country. The aims of this study were to show the prevalence of D. immitis and D. repens in dogs and the seroprevalence in humans compared to previous studies in Northern Serbia. In total, 346 dog sera samples and 265 human samples were analyzed. Dog blood samples were analyzed using the modified Knott's method to check whether there were Dirofilaria spp. microfilariae and serum samples were checked by a commercial D. immitis antigen test. Human serum samples were analyzed with a non-commercial ELISA for detection of specific anti- D. immitis , anti- D. repens , and anti- Wolbachia IgG antibodies, and confirmed by western blotting. The overall prevalence for Dirofilaria spp. in dogs was 29.19%. The overall prevalence for D. immitis was 26.30%. The percentages of D. immitis and D. repens microfilaremia in dogs were 25.72 and 1.45%, respectively, while D. immitis ./ D. repens microfilaremia co-infections were also 1.45%. The overall seroprevalence for Dirofilaria spp. in humans was 3.77%. The overall seroprevalence for D. immitis was 1.51, 1.13% for D. repens , and for D. immitis / D. repens co-infections was 1.13%. The results indicate that D. immitis and D. repens are present in dogs and humans in the province of Vojvodina, in the northern part of Serbia. It is most likely associated with the presence of many rivers, the climate, and presence of mosquitoes in the area, so there could be a real public health risk.

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Seroepidemiological Study of Canine and Human Dirofilariasis in the Endemic Region of Northern Serbia

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“…into European countries in which these nematodes have not been reported before. Increased duration of warm periods due to climatic change is one of the main factors of impact on the development, activity and seasonal survival of mosquitoes, as well as the development of larval forms of dirofi larios in disease vectors (Farkas et al, 2020). Th e introduction of the "Pet Travel Scheme" in 2000 has contributed to the spread of dirofi lariosis, facilitating the movement of infected, microfi laremic dogs from endemic regions to other parts of Europe (Genchi et al, 2011).…”

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Zoonotic Helminthosis of Domestic and Wild Carnivores in the Epizootiologic Territory of Serbia

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In the last decade, as the result of climate changes, there have been considerable changes in the parasitofauna of domestic and wild carnivores. The prevalence of the existing parasitic species has varied significantly, showing an increasing tendency, and some parasitic species not present before in this epizootiologic territory have been diagnosed as well. It is thought that the reason for such an epizootiological situation is increased presence of owners with their pet animals in the regions endemic for particular zoonotic helminthoses during summer holidays and touristic visits. This tendency has become especially conspicuous in the last several years characterized by warm winters and very hot summers due to global warming effects, with abundant atmospheric precipitation. Oral vaccination of foxes against rabies, regulated in Serbia by appropriate laws since 2010, has led to an increased number of foxes and rise of prevalence of the parasitic diseases for which foxes represent the infection source/reservoir. Continued urbanization of Serbian cities, with the extension of urban belts into the suburbia and recreational (“weekend”) settlements, lead to a closer contact of street dogs and owned dogs with foxes, which results in a significant change in the parasitic fauna of dogs. It is an additional factor, which in the chain fox - street dog - owned dog - human increases the risk and tendency for the occurrence of human infections with zoonotic endoparasites of wild and domestic carnivores. In order to reliably predict the degree of spread of particular zoonotic helminthoses in particular regions in Serbia, for which wild carnivores represent the infection source, it is necessary to institute continued monitoring of the parasitic fauna in this type of wild animals.

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“…In Europe, the historically endemic region for D. immitis infection is geographically restricted to southern countries including Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, Italy and Turkey ( Genchi & Kramer, 2009 ). Nevertheless, the infections caused by this parasite are nowadays emerging in Europe, coinciding with geographic expansion from multiple focal populations in continental south towards the eastern, central and northern European territories ( Farkas et al, 2020 ). In the region of Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia are currently recognized as endemic countries, and sporadic autochthonous cases were also reported from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary ( Genchi et al, 2020 ).…”

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Dirofilaria immitis in Bulgaria: the first genetic baseline data and an overview of the current status

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SummaryDirofilaria immitis, the agent of canine dirofilariosis, is a common parasite of domestic and wild carnivores with zoonotic potential and worldwide distribution, being endemic in many countries. Bulgaria is among European countries recognized as endemic for this heartworm parasite. In the present study, D. immitis adults recovered from pulmonary arteries of domestic dog and golden jackal originating from the Pazardzhik region in southern Bulgaria, and from red fox originating from the Plovdiv region in central-southern Bulgaria, were genetically analyzed in nuclear targets. The first PCR amplification of the internal transcribed region 2 (ITS2) of the ribosomal DNA with previously published D. immitis-specific primers yielded single fragments in size of 302 bp that is characteristic for these heartworms. PCR products of three isolates, resulted from the second amplification of the 5.8S-ITS2 region (235 bp) with pan-filarioid primers, were subjected to direct DNA sequencing. Identical nucleotide composition was detected across the screened target region for these Bulgarian isolates. When the 5.8S-ITS2 sequences were phylogenetically compared to the GenBank-retrieved D. immitis sequences in a worldwide context, the neighbor-joining analysis has shown three discrete clades. The first clade was composed of D. immitis isolates from Europe (including the studied Bulgarian samples), Asia and South America, in the second clade samples from Asia and South America were placed, whereas the third clade was formed by two Brazilian dog isolates originated from the north and southeast part of the country. The purpose of the present study was to verify the taxonomic characterization of D. immitis nematodes from Bulgaria based on morphology and compare their genetic structure with filariae obtained from the different world regions using molecular assays. It also summarizes previous epidemiological and ecological studies on the parasite distribution and prevalences in different hosts and regions undertaken so far in Bulgaria.

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The current situation of canine dirofilariosis in Hungary

Cited by 41 publications

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Seroepidemiological Study of Canine and Human Dirofilariasis in the Endemic Region of Northern Serbia

Seroepidemiological Study of Canine and Human Dirofilariasis in the Endemic Region of Northern Serbia

Zoonotic Helminthosis of Domestic and Wild Carnivores in the Epizootiologic Territory of Serbia

Dirofilaria immitis in Bulgaria: the first genetic baseline data and an overview of the current status

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