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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale'

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2007 - Volume 43 (4) October-December
   
 
Ilaria Pascucci, Rosario Fico, Anna Rita D'Angelo, Sabrina Serini & Cesare Cammà
First notification in Italy of cardiopulmonary filariosis (heartworm disease) in a wolf (Canis lupus) 851-858
       
Summary
The authors report on the first notification of filariosis (heartworm disease) caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a wolf (Canis lupus) in Italy. On account of this exceptional finding, the parasite was typed not only using traditional methods, such as stereomicroscopic examination, but also using highly innovative diagnostic methods, such as scanning electron microscope and molecular identification with the application of various recently developed methods (polymerase chain reaction and sequencing). Certain aspects regarding the epidemiology of the disease are discussed in the light of this first case in Italy that occurred in an area in which cardiopulmonary filiariasis had not previously been reported in wild or domestic carnivores.

Keywords
Canis lupus, Dirofilaria immitis, Filariosis, Helminth, Italy, Parasite.


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