New insights into the ecology and biology of Acanthocheilonema reconditum (Grassi, 1889) causing canine subcutaneous filariosis
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SUMMARY: In spite of its wide distribution among dogs and the evidence of its implication as a zoonotic agent, scant information is available on the biology of Acanthocheilonema reconditum (Spirurida, Onchocercidae). In this study, blood samples from 152 Sicilian dogs were examined for A. reconditum microfilariae at the beginning of the study and 1 year later. The periodicity of microfilaraemia was investigated by bleeding 2 highly microfilaraemic dogs twice a day for 10 days and, later on, every 2 weeks for 1 year and a third animal every 3 h for 96 h. Fleas and ticks infesting dogs were collected and dissected for the detection of A. reconditum larvae. The prevalence of infestation was 11·2% (17/152) and 13·3% (16/120) at the beginning and at the end of the study, with a 1 year cumulative incidence of 5·9%. Although dogs bled twice a day showed a higher number of microfilariae in most of the morning samples, the absence of any circadian rhythm was suggested by data of the third experiment conducted by bleeding a dog every 3 h for 4 days. A. reconditum developing forms were detected in 5·1% (4/78) of dissected fleas, but not in any of the 272 ticks. The study provides new insights into the biology and ecology of this dog filarioid in its definitive and intermediate hosts.
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Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis and Pulex irritans are intermediate hosts for the filarial nematode Acanthocheilonema reconditum, which is transmitted via their bites to dogs and human beings and causes subcutaneous infection in animals and ocular disease in humans.
“Ctenocephalides felis, C. canis and P. irritans are intermediate hosts for the filarial nematode Acanthocheilonema reconditum, transmitted via their bites to dogs and human beings and a cause of subcutaneous infection in animals and ocular disease in humans [46-48].”
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- Authors
- BRIANTI, E., GAGLIO, G., NAPOLI, E., GIANNETTO, S., DANTAS-TORRES, F., BAIN, O., & OTRANTO, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Messina (IT)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- Corresponding author
- OTRANTO, DOMENICO
- Venue
- Parasitology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2012-02-16
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 530-536
- ISSN
- 0031-1820 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8161
- OpenAlex
- W2125691468
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 3.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion)
- 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
- Acanthocheilonema reconditum, circadian rhythm, parasite life cycle
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Filariasis, Filarioidea, Microfilariae, Skin Diseases, Parasitic, Incidence, Prevalence, Parasitemia, Subcutaneous Tissue
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