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Título: | Expansion of Canine Heartworm in Spain |
Autores/as: | Montoya Alonso, José Alberto Morchon Garcia, Rodrigo García Rodríguez, Sara Nieves Falcón Cordón, Yaiza Costa Rodríguez, Noelia Matos Rivero, Jorge Isidoro Rodríguez Escolar, Iván Carretón Gómez, Elena |
Clasificación UNESCO: | 310904 Medicina interna 240112 Parasitología animal |
Palabras clave: | Dirofilaria immitis Dogs Epidemiology Provinces Antigen tests |
Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
Publicación seriada: | Animals |
Resumen: | The climate of Spain has favourable characteristics for the development of D. immitis in dogs, being an endemic country. Given that vector-borne diseases are spreading rapidly through Europe, due to factors such as climate change, the expansion of vectors and the increased mobility of reservoir animals, the aim was to update the epidemiology of heartworm in dogs and analyse the results based on climate and other epidemiological and geo-environmental factors. To this aim, 9543 blood samples from dogs from all provinces and autonomous cities of Spain were analysed for the detection of antigens of D. immitis, obtaining a prevalence of 6.47%. The northwestern and southern provinces showed the highest prevalences, as well as in the Balearic and Canary Islands. Prevalences were higher in dogs outdoors. Furthermore, most of the positive dogs were found in regions with high humidity and water availability. This study shows, for the first time, positive cases in provinces and islands where no cases had previously been described and demonstrates the continuous expansion and consolidation of heartworm in Spain. Considering its zoonotic character, the implementation of control and awareness programmes for the prevention of D. immitis in pets is necessary |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/114783 |
ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ani12101268 |
Fuente: | Animals [EISSN 2076-2615], v. 12 (10), 1268 |
Colección: | Artículos |
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