A cardiac and subcutaneous canine dirofilariosis outbreak in a kennel in central France
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Canine dirofilarioses are nematode infections caused by two species of the genus Dirofilaria: D. immitis and D. repens. We describe here an outbreak of D. immitis and D. repens infection in military working dogs (MWDs) housed in a kennel in the Indre department (centre of France). Out of a total of 17 dogs, 6 (35.2%) tested positive for D. immitis, D. repens or both parasites. Infested dogs were treated and prophylactic measures were implemented for the entire kennel staff. To our knowledge, this is the first documented description of an outbreak of canine cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis in the center of France, unlike in the south of this country, where D. immitis and D. repens dirofilariasis are enzootic. In France, as mosquito vectors expand their territory and new non-native vectors are introduced, it is likely that the distribution area of these two diseases of domestic and wild carnivores will be wider and underestimated.
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In France, recent data show presence of canine heartworm in the centre of the country, with prevalence rates between 29.41-35.2%.
“In France, while until 2011 no indication of expansion from the south, traditionally endemic, was published, there are recent data showing presence of canine heartworm in the centre of the country, with prevalence rates between 29.41–35.2% [9,42,43].”
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Canine dirofilariasis is endemic in Southern Europe.
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- Authors
- Laidoudi, Y., Ringot, D., Watier-Grillot, S., Davoust, B., & Mediannikov, O.
- Affiliations
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Service de Santé des Armées (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Davoust, Bernard
- Venue
- Parasite
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Published
- 2019
- Volume
- 26
- Pages
- 72
- ISSN
- 1252-607X (ISSN-L)
- 1776-1042
- PMC
- PMC6913249
- OpenAlex
- W2995199294
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 10
- FWCI
- 4.22
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- HAL AMU (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Zoetis
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (10 -IAHU-03, ANR-10-IAHU-0003, ANR-10IAHU-03, ANR-10)
- Conseil Régional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- 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 dirofilariasis, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, subcutaneous dirofilariasis, outbreak, military working dogs, kennels, prophylaxis, mosquito vectors, Indre
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antigens, Helminth, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Disease Outbreaks, Dog Diseases, Dogs, France, Genotype, Heart Diseases, Male, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 18S, Subcutaneous Tissue, Dirofilaria repens
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