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19954444

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
A five-year-old, entire female mixed-breed dog was presented with corneal oedema and episcleral hyperaemia in the left eye. The ophthalmological examination revealed the presence of a free-swimming nematode in the anterior chamber. Circulating microfilariae were not observed by a modified Knott test nor were adult antigens detected in serum by a commercial ELISA. The parasite was surgically removed from the dog's eye, but its anterior end was damaged during the surgery. Based on the morphology of the posterior end, the nematode was preliminarily identified as a male Dirofilaria immitis. The species identification was confirmed by PCR amplification and sequencing of the mitochondrial coxI and 12S rDNA genes, using a DNA barcoding approach. Although other cases of ocular dirofilariosis by D. immitis have been previously recorded in Australia and the United States, the case reported herein is the first in a dog from Europe.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1748-5827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
667-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Ocular dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis in a dog: first case report from Europe.
pubmed:affiliation
Prof D. Otranto Dipartimento di Sanitá Pubblica e Zootecnia, Universitá degli Studi di Bari, 70010 Bari, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports