Zoonotic Dirofilaria immitis infections in a province of Northern Spain
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Dirofilaria immitis is the causal agent of canine and feline cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis. Moreover, the existence of canine dirofilariasis implies a risk for human populations living in an endemic area in which, the parasite can cause pulmonary dirofilariasis. The Spanish epidemiological situation is not well understood, lacking data from many central and Northern provinces. In our study, epidemiological data on canine and human dirofilariasis for La Rioja (Northern Spain) have been obtained for the first time. The overall prevalence of D. immitis in dogs was 12% (9% of patent and 3% of occult infections), being 11.6% the seroprevalence of human residents in this province. The geographic distribution of both canine and human D. immitis infections in La Rioja is restricted to humid and irrigated areas near the Ebro Valley River, being absent in the rest of the province where hills and mountains predominate.
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In Spain, for the first time significant D. immitis prevalences are found in two Northern provinces: La Rioja (12%) and La Coruña (4.2%).
“Besides, for the first time significant D. immitis prevalences are found in two Northern provinces: La Rioja (12%) and La Coruña (4.2%; Simón et al., 2009a; Morchón et al., 2010).”
From Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) and Their Vectors in Europe – New Distribution Trends (2012) · cites this paper as Morchón et al., 2010
The paper reports a 12% canine D. immitis prevalence in La Rioja and describes it as the first report there. It also mentions a first detection in La Coruña, but does not give the claimed 4.2% prevalence (searched: La Coruña 4.2%, 4.2). The passages in our copy are labelled Abstract; page numbers are unavailable. (LLM, conf=0.90)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredBetween 2002 and 2011 there are reports of canine dirofilariasis in countries and regions previously considered free of the disease.
“Between 2002 and 2011 there are reports of canine dirofilariasis in countries and regions previously considered free of the disease (Sofía et al., 2007; Simón et al., 2009a; Morchón et al., 2010; Kartashev et al., 2011)”
From Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) and Their Vectors in Europe – New Distribution Trends (2012) · cites this paper as Morchón et al., 2010
High presence of antibodies against D. immitis has been shown in inhabitants of endemic areas such as La Rioja (11.6%), Salamanca (22%) and the Canary Islands (6.4%).
“This risk is evidenced by studies that have shown a high presence of antibodies against D. immitis in inhabitants of endemic areas, such as La Rioja (11.6%), Salamanca (22%) and the Canary Islands (6.4%) [28,30,31,32,33].”
From Expansion of canine heartworm in Spain (2022) · cites this paper as [30]
Cases of human dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis have been recently described in Italy, Greece and Spain, and this trend is at an increase in Europe, most likely paralleling the spread of infestation in dogs in central and north-eastern countries.
“However, cases of human dirofilariosis by D. immitis have been recently described in Italy, Greece and Spain [89-91] and this trend is at an increase in Europe, most likely paralleling the spread of infestation in dogs in central and north-eastern countries (e.g., south of Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and Slovak Republic) [5,7,48-52].”
From Vector-borne helminths of dogs and humans in Europe (2013) · cites this paper as [90]
In other areas where Di was considered non-endemic (La Rioja and La Coruña), the first cases of canine dirofilariosis have been detected.
“in other areas where Di was considered non-endemic (La Rioja and La Coruña), the first cases of canine dirofilariosis have been detected [43,44,85].”
From Seropositivity rates for agents of canine vector-borne diseases in Spain: A multicentre study (2013) · cites this paper as [43]
There is an acute decrease in D. immitis prevalence in La Rioja of unknown causes.
“Curiously, there is an acute decrease in La Rioja of unknown causes (45).”
From Current Distribution of Selected Vector-Borne Diseases in Dogs in Spain (2020) · cites this paper as [45]
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- Authors
- MORCHÓN, R., MOYA, I., GONZÁLEZ-MIGUEL, J., MONTOYA, M. N., & SIMÓN, F.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- Corresponding author
- MORCHÓN, R.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2009-07-21
- Volume
- 138
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 380-383
- ISSN
- 0950-2688 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-4409
- OpenAlex
- W2145978498
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Epidemiology and Infection (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
- Dirofilaria immitis, zoonotic filariasis, canine dirofilariasis, pulmonary dirofilariasis, seroprevalence, human infection, geographic distribution, Ebro Valley, La Rioja
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antibodies, Helminth, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Dogs, Female, Humans, Male, Spain, Zoonoses, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies
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