Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) detected in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in urban Melbourne
Abstract
Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) was detected by antigen ELISA in 8 (6.4%) of 125 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) captured in the Melbourne (Australia) metropolitan area. Circulating microfilariae were also detected by whole blood filtration in six of these foxes. Cursory sampling of mosquitos at two of the sites where positive foxes were captured revealed the existence of two known mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria. The existence of widespread fox populations in Melbourne, together with known mosquito vectors may offer the potential for a sylvatic cycle of canine heartworm within the urban area.
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Interactions among wildlife reservoirs, pets, and humans may be intense in agricultural or suburban areas, where peridomestic interactions could occur.
“Although infections in wild carnivores have been considered accidental and irrelevant for pets (318), interactions among wildlife reservoirs, pets, and humans may be intense in agricultural or suburban areas, where peridomestic interactions could occur (161, 257).”
From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [257]
6.4% of red foxes in areas surrounding Sydney, Australia, were infected with D. immitis.
“One epidemiological study revealed that 6.4% of red foxes in the areas surrounding Sydney (Australia) were infected with D. immitis (257).”
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- Authors
- Marks, C. A., & Bloomfield, T. E.
- Affiliations
- Agriculture Victoria (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Marks, C.A
- ORCID
- Marks, C.A
- Venue
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1998-07
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 147-154
- ISSN
- 0304-4017 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1988537106
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- canine heartworm disease, Dirofilaria immitis, red fox, urban wildlife, sylvatic cycle, mosquito vectors, microfilariae, antigen ELISA, Melbourne
- MeSH terms
- Aedes, Animals, Antigens, Helminth, Cities, Culex, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Disease Reservoirs, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Foxes, Insect Vectors, Male, Victoria, Prevalence
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