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Impacts of urbanisation level and distance from potential natural mosquito breeding habitats on the abundance of canine dirofilariosis

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Trájer, Attila, Rengei, Antal, Farkas-Iványi, Kinga, Bede-Fazekas, Ákos·2016·Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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Dirofilariosis is an emerging mosquito-borne veterinary and medical problem in the Northern hemisphere. The ecological investigation of 56 canine dirofilariosis cases in new endemic locations was performed in Szeged, Hungary. The aim was to analyse the influence of the spatial patterns of dog abundance and the potential mosquito breeding habitats on the spatial occurrence patterns of dirofilariosis in the city of Szeged. The limnoecological characterisation was based on the fluvial habitat classification of Amoros of natural water bodies; the built environment was evaluated using the UrbanisationScore urbanisation intensity measuring software. Dirofilaria immitis accounted for 51% and D. repens for 34.3% of the dirofilariosis cases, and in 20% of the cases only the Knott's test was positive. It was concluded that most of the cases were related to locations with a medium to high urbanisation index, although the proximity of mosquito-bearing waters also played an important role in the observed spatial infection patterns. We found that the distance from potential mosquito habitats and the urbanisation intensity determine the abundance of dirofilariosis in urban environments.

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  • Széll et al. detected canine heartworm prevalence from 0.5 to 8% in Hungary between 2007 and 2018, with most positive dogs in central, western, and southern regions.

    “Széll et al. [115] detected prevalence from 0.5 to 8% between 2007 and 2018, being most of the positive dogs located in the central, western, and southern regions of the country.”
  • In Hungary, increases in temperatures between 1-2 °C have presumably contributed to spread of D. immitis from the south to the north of the country.

    “Hungary is an example of this, where increases in temperatures between 1–2 °C were reported and has presumably contributed to spread the presence of D. immitis from the south to the north of the country [115].”
  • In Hungary, a study between 1995 and 2018 reported a rapid spread of D. immitis based on geo-referencing of infected dogs and golden jackals and detection of anomalous annual temperature data compared to the four previous years.

    “In Hungary, a study carried out between 1995 and 2018 reported a rapid spread of the disease, based on the geo-referencing of infected animals (dogs and golden jackals) and the detection of anomalous annual temperature data compared to the four previous years.”
  • The authors of the Hungarian study concluded that two main factors favoured the spread of D. immitis: increase in temperatures and increase and expansion in the population of golden jackals, the most important reservoir of heartworm in the fauna of the Mediterranean Balkans.

    “The authors concluded that two main factors were favouring this spread: the increase in temperatures as well as the increase and expansion in the population of golden jackals, the most important reservoir of heartworm in the fauna of the Mediterranean Balkans.”
  • A high density of suitable definitive hosts should be related with higher abundance of dirofilariosis.

    “It has been suggested that a high density of suitable definitive hosts should be related with higher abundance of dirofilariosis [60].”

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Authors
Trájer, A., Rengei, A., Farkas-Iványi, K., & Bede-Fazekas, Á.
Affiliations
  • University of Pannonia (HU)
  • Small Animal Clinic of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
  • Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Vácrátót, Hungary
Venue
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Published
2016-09
Volume
64
Issue
3
Pages
340-359
ISSN
  • 0236-6290 (ISSN-L)
  • 1588-2705
OpenAlex
W2522954260
Cited by
12
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4
FWCI
1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Acta Veterinaria Hungarica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Szent István Egyetem
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
Keywords
canine dirofilariasis, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, urbanization, mosquito breeding sites, spatial distribution, Szeged, emerging zoonoses
MeSH terms
Animals, Cities, Dirofilariasis, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Hungary, Mosquito Control, Culicidae, Risk Factors

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