Sabu Lucy, Devada K, Subramanian H
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, India.
Indian J Med Res. 2005 May;121(5):691-3.
There has been an increased occurrence of filarial worms in the subcutaneous tissues and subconjunctival space of human beings belonging to different areas of the state of Kerala. The present work was carried out to identify the worms recovered from human cases, to study the presence of microfilariae in dogs and to discuss the possible mode of infection in human beings. Twelve worm specimens from human patients received in the Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy from 2002 to 2004 were identified as Dirofilaria repens based on morphology. Out of the 160 blood smears of dogs examined during the same period, microfilariae were detected in 11 samples (7%). With 7 per cent dogs positive for microfilariae of D. repens in Kerala, it is suggested that human beings are at an enhanced risk of acquiring dirofilaria infection.
在喀拉拉邦不同地区人群的皮下组织和结膜下间隙中，丝虫的出现频率有所增加。开展本研究是为了鉴定从人类病例中回收的蠕虫，研究狗体内微丝蚴的存在情况，并探讨人类可能的感染方式。2002年至2004年期间，从曼努西兽医与动物科学学院兽医寄生虫学系接收的12例人类患者的蠕虫标本，根据形态学鉴定为匐行恶丝虫。在同一时期检查的160份狗血涂片样本中，有11份（7%）检测到微丝蚴。鉴于喀拉拉邦7%的狗感染了匐行恶丝虫微丝蚴，提示人类感染恶丝虫的风险增加。
