The first cases of dirofilariasis in dogs in Yugoslavia
1989
Milosavljevic, P. | Kulisic, Z. (Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd (Yugoslavia). Katedra za parazitologiju)
Three cases of post-mortem diagnosis of dirofilariasis in the dog with the parasitic confirmation have been reported. The disease has not been established in Yugoslavia up to these cases. Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease of dogs and wild canides, less frequently affecting felides. The etiological agent is Dirofilaria immitis, a nematode infesting cavities of the right coronary ventricle and atrium and the pulmonary artery, being in other organs. Larval stages (microfilaria) can be found in circulation. In dependance of infestation, D. immitis is associated with the cardio-pulmonary insufficiency and consequently, renal and hepatic ones. This infestation is suggested to be more frequently encountered in the dog pathology and therapy in Yugoslavia in the future since dogs have been more commonly imported from abroad in the last few years.
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