Occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. in dogs in Latvia (2008-2011)

Stepanjana, L., Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, Riga . Div. of Pathology; Cirule, D., Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, Riga . Div. of Pathology; Kirjusina, M., University of Daugavpils . Inst. of Systematic Biology

Occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. in dogs in Latvia (2008-2011)

2012

Stepanjana, L., Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, Riga (Latvia). Div. of Pathology | Cirule, D., Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, Riga (Latvia). Div. of Pathology | Kirjusina, M., University of Daugavpils (Latvia). Inst. of Systematic Biology

The study was carried out from 2008 to 2011. A total 4122 samples of domestic dog‘s blood were investigated from Riga and Riga‘s vicinity and regions of Latvia. Overall, 3% (125) samples were positive for the presence of Dirofilaria spp. Blood smear microscopy and KNOTT test for Dirofilaria spp. larva detection were used in this study. All samples were analysed by following parameters: results of parasitological investigation of bloods smears, year of investigation, season, and age of animal and breed of dog. One human case of Dirofilaria repens infection was recorded in Latvia in 2010.

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AGROVOC Keywords

blood sampling chien dirofilaria disease transmission dogs experimentation infecciones por nematodos latvia letonia lettonie microscopia microscopie microscopy nematode infections perro recherche research transmission des maladies

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Published in

Veterinarmedicinas raksti (Latvia)

Volume 2012 ISSN 1407-1754

Publisher

LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultāte

Pagination

p. 148-152

Other Subjects

Nematodose; Investigacion; Muestreo sanguineo; Experimentacion; Transmision de enfermedades; Prelevement sanguin

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

3 tables, 1 fig., 13 ref.

Type

Conference; Summary; Web Site

Source

Animals. Health. Food Hygiene. Proceedings of Conference on Current Events in Veterinary Research and Practice, 22nd-23rd November 2012, Jelgava, Latvia, Valdovska, A..- Jelgava (Latvia): LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultāte, 2012. Current Events in Veterinary Research and Practice, Jelgava (Latvia), 22-23 Nov 2012.- p. 148-152

Conference

Current Events in Veterinary Research and Practice, , Jelgava (Latvia), 22-23 Nov 2012

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