| Issue |
Parasite
Volume 26, 2019
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| Article Number | 72 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2019073 | |
| Published online | 16 December 2019 | |
Research Article
A cardiac and subcutaneous canine dirofilariosis outbreak in a kennel in central France
Un foyer de dirofilariose canine cardiaque et sous-cutanée dans un chenil du centre de la France
1
Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13385 Marseille, France
2
IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13385 Marseille, France
3
French Military Health Service, 33 e Veterinary Group, 37076 Tours, France
4
Animal Epidemiology Working Group of the Military Health Service, 13014 Marseille, France
5
French Armed Forces Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health (CESPA), 13014 Marseille, France
* Corresponding author: bernard.davoust@gmail.com
Received:
29
November
2019
Accepted:
5
December
2019
Canine dirofilarioses are nematode infections caused by two species of the genus Dirofilaria: D. immitis and D. repens. We describe here an outbreak of D. immitis and D. repens infection in military working dogs (MWDs) housed in a kennel in the Indre department (centre of France). Out of a total of 17 dogs, 6 (35.2%) tested positive for D. immitis, D. repens or both parasites. Infested dogs were treated and prophylactic measures were implemented for the entire kennel staff. To our knowledge, this is the first documented description of an outbreak of canine cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis in the center of France, unlike in the south of this country, where D. immitis and D. repens dirofilariasis are enzootic. In France, as mosquito vectors expand their territory and new non-native vectors are introduced, it is likely that the distribution area of these two diseases of domestic and wild carnivores will be wider and underestimated.
Résumé
Les dirofilarioses canines sont des infections à nématodes causée par deux espèces du genre Dirofilaria, D. immitis et D. repens. Nous décrivons ici un foyer d’infection à D. immitis et D. repens chez des chiens militaires hébergés dans un chenil dans le département de l’Indre (centre de la France). Sur un total de 17 chiens, 6 (35,2 %) ont été testés positifs pour D. immitis, pour D. repens ou pour les deux parasites. Les chiens infestés ont été traités et des mesures prophylactiques ont été mises en place pour tout le personnel du chenil. À notre connaissance, il s’agit de la première description documentée d’un foyer de dirofilariose cardiopulmonaire canine dans le centre de la France, contrairement au sud du pays, où les dirofilarioses à D. immitis et D. repens sont enzootiques. En France, à mesure que les moustiques vecteurs élargissent leur territoire et que de nouveaux vecteurs non indigènes sont introduits, il est probable que la zone de distribution de ces deux maladies des carnivores domestiques et sauvages sera plus étendue et sous-estimée.
Key words: Dirofilaria immitis / Dirofilaria repens / Heartworm disease / PCR / Military working dog / France
© Y. Laidoudi et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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