Miterpákovzá Martina, Hurníková Zuzana, Antolová Daniela, Dubinskỳ Pavol
Parasitological Institute SAS, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Kosice, Slovak Republic.
Wiad Parazytol. 2009;55(4):429-31.
Dirofilariosis is a parasitic disease caused by helminths of the genus Dirofilaria. Climatic changes are considered to be main risk factors for dirofilariosis spreading. In the Slovak Republic, canine subcutaneous dirofilariosis was recorded for the first time in 2005. In 2007 the first coordinated research project started to detect possible endemic infections and to determine their magnitude. A total of 984 dogs were examined for the presence of microfilariae within 2007-2008. Modified Knott test and PCR were used for microfilariae detection and for Dirofilaria species identification. Dirofilariosis was diagnosed in 196 dogs which represents an overall prevalence of 19.9%. The majority of infected dogs came from southern regions of Slovakia. In the regions of Trnava and Nitra 45.2% and 31.4% of the dogs surveyed were infected, respectively. The highest prevalence of dirofilariosis was detected in shepherd and watch dogs (45.7%), and hunting dogs (40.5%). In the group of police dogs, 20.5% animals were infected. Dirofilaria repens was detected in all infected dogs. In seven animals co-infection with Dirofilaria immitis was present.
犬恶丝虫病是一种由恶丝虫属的蠕虫引起的寄生虫病。气候变化被认为是犬恶丝虫病传播的主要风险因素。在斯洛伐克共和国，2005年首次记录到犬皮下恶丝虫病。2007年，第一个协调研究项目启动，以检测可能的地方性感染并确定其规模。在2007年至2008年期间，共对984只狗进行了微丝蚴检测。改良Knott试验和PCR用于微丝蚴检测和恶丝虫种类鉴定。196只狗被诊断患有犬恶丝虫病，总体患病率为19.9%。大多数受感染的狗来自斯洛伐克南部地区。在特尔纳瓦和尼特拉地区，分别有45.2%和31.4%的被调查狗受到感染。犬恶丝虫病在牧羊犬和警犬中的患病率最高（45.7%），其次是猎犬（40.5%）。在警犬组中，20.5%的动物受到感染。在所有受感染的狗中均检测到匐行恶丝虫。7只动物同时感染了犬恶丝虫。
