<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A 4 year-old, male Hungarian Vizsla dog which had never been abroad was referred with poor general condition, decrease in body weight, haematemesis and jaundice to the Central Clinic of Veterinary Science University, Budapest. After symptomatic treatment abdominal ultrasonography and diagnostic laparatomy were carried out. The dog was humanely euthanized two days later following owner’s consent because of sudden worsening of clinical conditions. Two adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) were found in the right ventricle partially coiling around the tricuspid valve. PCR on blood was positive for both D. immitis and Dirofilaria repens while only D. repens microfilariae were found by modified Knott’s test and the serological test was negative for D. immitis antigens. This is the first, confirmed report of autochthonous canine heartworm infection in Hungary.</p></abstract>

A 4 year-old, male Hungarian Vizsla dog which had never been abroad was referred with poor general condition, decrease in body weight, haematemesis and jaundice to the Central Clinic of Veterinary Science University, Budapest. After symptomatic treatment abdominal ultrasonography and diagnostic laparatomy were carried out. The dog was humanely euthanized two days later following owner’s consent because of sudden worsening of clinical conditions. Two adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) were found in the right ventricle partially coiling around the tricuspid valve. PCR on blood was positive for both D. immitis and Dirofilaria repens while only D. repens microfilariae were found by modified Knott’s test and the serological test was negative for D. immitis antigens. This is the first, confirmed report of autochthonous canine heartworm infection in Hungary.

First autochthonous Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) infection in a dog in Hungary

Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Helminthologia

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A 4 year-old, male Hungarian Vizsla dog which had never been abroad was referred with poor general condition, decrease in body weight, haematemesis and...

First autochthonous Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) infection in a dog in Hungary

Publié en ligne: 08 sept. 2009

Pages: 159 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0030-y

Mots clés
Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, dirofilariosis, dog, Hungary

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First autochthonous Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) infection in a dog in Hungary

Publié en ligne: 08 sept. 2009

Pages: 159 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0030-y

Mots clésDirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, dirofilariosis, dog, Hungary

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, dirofilariosis, dog, Hungary