Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Nov;112(11):3979-80. doi: 10.1007/s00436-013-3590-1. Epub 2013 Oct 6.
Information on the efficacy of pharmaceutical protocols for the prevention of the major canine filarioses (i.e., Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, and Acanthocheilonema reconditum) under natural conditions is scant. Chemoprophylaxis for canine filarioses under field conditions deserves to be studied more fully and information about vector biology, ecology, and seasonality has to be well appreciated to correctly set control protocols. It is advisable that researchers planning field trials to assess the efficacy of any product for the prevention of canine vector-borne diseases should consider different eco-epidemiological aspects of diseases, including their dynamics of transmission, which are driven by complex interactions between animals, pathogens, and vectors.
关于在自然条件下预防主要犬类丝虫病(即犬恶丝虫、犬复孔绦虫和犬旋尾线虫)的药物方案的疗效的信息很少。在野外条件下进行犬类丝虫病的化学预防值得更全面地研究,并且必须充分了解有关媒介生物学、生态学和季节性的信息,以便正确制定控制方案。建议计划进行现场试验以评估任何预防犬类媒介传播疾病产品的功效的研究人员应考虑疾病的不同生态流行病学方面,包括其传播动力学,这些动力学受到动物、病原体和媒介之间复杂相互作用的驱动。