Enfermedad parasitaria sanguínea, su transmisión potencial e infección en perros domésticos en Ávila
- Rodrigo Morchón García 1
- Elena Carretón Gómez 2
- Rubén Bueno Marí 3
- Darío Sánchez Gómez 4
- 1 Grupo GIR de dirofilariosis animal y humana, Área de Parasitología, Universidad de Salamanca
- 2 Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- 3 Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo (I+D), Laboratorios Lokímica, Valencia
- 4 Departamento de Matemáticas, Instituto Universitario de Física Fundamental y Matemáticas, Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN: 0213-0475
Year of publication: 2020
Issue: 49
Pages: 117-138
Type: Article
More publications in: Cuadernos abulenses
Abstract
Cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis is a disease caused by the blood nematode "Dirofilaria immitis", which mainly affects dogs and cats and can cause death. It can accidentally affect humans by causing one or more pulmonary nodules. Spain is considered an endemic country although the inland areas have not yet been fully studied, as is the case of Ávila. Considering that the prevalences in Salamanca and Madrid, provinces close to Ávila, are endemic for this disease, with prevalences in dogs of 18 % and 3 % respectively, the aim of this study was to analyze the presence of "D. immitis" in dogs and to carry out a study on the likely introduction of the tiger mosquito in the city of Ávila. A total of 104 blood samples from dogs living outside houses or dwellings were analyzed, taking into account sex and age. In addition, available sources of information and technologies were used to study the possible introduction of the tiger mosquito into the city of Ávila. The reported prevalence was 0,96 %. The risk zone of vulnerability established for the entry of Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) is mainly located in the northeastern part of the city, where the infected animal was found. Further studies are needed to carry out a more comprehens