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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
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