Six hundred and eleven random-source dogs (338 male, 273 female) one year of age or older, from six sections of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, were examined antemortem for circulating microfilariae Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum adult heartworm (D. immitis) antigen, and examined postmortem for adult heartworms. The prevalence of heartworm infection was 2.3% (14/611), as determ...

Dirofilaria immitis was diagnosed in 4 of 13 indigenous dogs from the Province of Zambézia, Mozambique, by acid phosphatase staining of microfilariae. The finding reconfirms the occurrence of the parasite in Mozambique after 3 decades and emphasises the need for extensive surveys. Additionally, in 1 of the infected dogs, microfilariae of Dipetalonema reconditum were detected, which is the 1st r...

Subcutaneous dirofilariasis is a helminthic zoonosis that is nowadays reported with relative frequency in dogs in several parts of the world [2, 16, 19]. Its most important agent has clearly been identified in Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens, but other species (Dirofilaria immitis, Dipetalonema reconditum) can also be found in the subcutaneous tissues of dogs, according to the different geograp...

One hundred and sixty-four faecal samples, 148 adhesive tape swabs and 132 blood samples were collected from dogs in Boksburg, Gauteng, to assess the prevalence of helminth parasites in the area. Sixty-nine of these dogs were also necropsied and helminths recovered from the gastro-intestinal tracts. Ancylostoma caninum was the most common helminth and was present in 88% of the dogs, followed by...

background: dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite in dog and other carnivores. our objec­tive was study on incidence and periodicity of heartworm in north of iran and using other meth­ods for its diagnosis in addition to parasitology exam. methods: this survey spanned two years, between 2006 and 2008. blood samples were collected from 431 stray dogs distributed along north of iran, the c...

Acanthocheilonema (Dipetalonema) reconditum is a less pathogenic species of filaria from the superfamily Filarioidea, and which parasitizes in subcutaneous connective tissue dogs, hyenas jackals. The results epidemiological studies indicate zoonotic potential A. reconditum, bearing mind it can cause infections with clinical disorders humans. This spread globally mostly described geographical ar...