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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Field and laboratory studies were performed in order to assess the degree of canine dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy) in the Baix Llobregat region, a fluvial area near Barcelona, Spain. A total of 188 dogs were sampled between May and August of 1994. Three main areas were chosen: the Western Delta, the Eastern Delta and the Northern zone. Simultaneously, a mosquito sampling programme was carried out with CO2 light traps, to search for infective larvae (L3) of D. immitis. Of the 188 dogs sampled, 38 were positive for at least one of the three filaria found: D. immitis 12.8%, Dipetalonema reconditum (Grassi) 3.7% and Dipetalonema dracunculoides (Cobbold) 2.7%. Only 1.1% showed a mixed infection of both D. immitis and D. dracunculoides. Although Dirofilaria repens Raillet et Henry has been found in Spain, it was not found in this study. Comparing the three zones of the Baix Llobregat, the Eastern Delta showed the highest level of D. immitis (35.3%), probably due to the presence of Aedes caspius (Pallas). Despite the effort in sampling the mosquito population, D. immitis was not found in any of the 2001 females dissected, belonging to 5 species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-4017
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Antibodies, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Antigens, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Culicidae, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dipetalonema, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dipetalonema Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dirofilaria immitis, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dirofilariasis, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dog Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Insect Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Larva, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Rural Population, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Seroepidemiologic Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:9763317-Spain
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Canine filariasis. Importance and transmission in the Baix Llobregat area, Barcelona (Spain).
pubmed:affiliation
Servei de Control de Mosquits, Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat, Parc Torreblanca, Sant Feliu del Llobregat, Spain. aranda@virtualbaix.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't