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On a Cercopithifilaria sp. transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus: a neglected, but widespread filarioid of dogs

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Otranto, Domenico, Brianti, Emanuele, Latrofa, Maria Stefania, Annoscia, Giada, Weigl, Stefania, Lia, Riccardo Paolo, Gaglio, Gabriella, Napoli, Ettore, Giannetto, Salvatore, Papadopoulos, Elias, Mirò, Guadalupe, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Bain, Odile·2012·Parasites & Vectors
DOI 10.1186/1756-3305-5-1PMC PMC3259067
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BACKGROUND: This study was aimed at investigating the distribution of a Cercopithifilaria sp. sensu Otranto et al., 2011 with dermal microfilariae recently identified in a dog from Sicily (Italy). A large epidemiological survey was conducted by examining skin samples (n = 917) and ticks (n = 890) collected from dogs at different time points in Italy, central Spain and eastern Greece. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of Cercopithifilaria sp. in the sampled animal populations was 13.9% and 10.5% by microscopy of skin sediments and by PCR on skin samples, respectively. Up to 21.6% and 45.5% of dogs in Spain were positive by microscopical examination and by PCR. Cumulative incidence rates ranging from 7.7% to 13.9% were estimated in dogs from two sites in Italy. A low level of agreement between the two diagnostic tests (microscopical examination and PCR) was recorded in sites where samples were processed in parallel. Infestation rate as determined by tick dissection (from 5.2% to 16.7%) was higher than that detected by PCR (from 0% to 3.9%); tick infestation was significantly associated with Cercopithifilaria sp. infestation in dogs from two out of four sites. Developing larvae found in ticks were morphometrically studied and as many as 1469 larvae were found in a single tick. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that, in addition to the most common species of filarioids known to infest dogs (i.e., Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens and Acanthocheilonema reconditum), Cercopithifilaria sp. with dermal microfilariae should be considered due to its widespread distribution in southern Europe and high frequency in tick-exposed dogs.

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Figure 1 Sampling localities. Localities from which samples were collected in Spain, Italy and Greece.
Figure 1 Sampling localities. Localities from which samples were collected in Spain, Italy and Greece.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Larval Cercopithifilaria sp. in dissected ticks. Developing forms of Cercopithifilaria sp. found in dissected ticks: A) First stage larva; B) Second stage larva; C) Third stage infective larva. Ticks were dissected in few drops of saline solutions and larvae stained with methylene blue (1%).
Figure 2 Larval Cercopithifilaria sp. in dissected ticks. Developing forms of Cercopithifilaria sp. found in dissected ticks: A) First stage larva; B) Second stage larva; C) Third stage infective larva. Ticks were dissected in few drops of saline solutions and larvae stained with methylene blue (1%).CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Otranto, D., Brianti, E., Latrofa, M. S., Annoscia, G., Weigl, S., Lia, R. P., Gaglio, G., Napoli, E., Giannetto, S., Papadopoulos, E., Mirò, G., Dantas-Torres, F., & Bain, O.
Affiliations
  • University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
  • University of Messina (IT)
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Otranto, Domenico
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Venue
Parasites & Vectors
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-01-03
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
1-1
ISSN
1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1756-3305-5-1
PMC
PMC3259067
OpenAlex
W2163909168
Cited by
456
References
30
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FWCI
23.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Parasites & Vectors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Helminth infection and control
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
Keywords
filarioid nematodes, dogs, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, tick-borne transmission, prevalence, tick infestation, diagnostic test agreement, Southern Europe, Sicily
MeSH terms
Animals, Arachnid Vectors, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Filariasis, Filarioidea, Male, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Neglected Diseases

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