Khodabakhsh Mahya, Malmasi Abdolali, Mohebali Mehdi, Zarei Zabihollah, Kia Eshrat Beigom, Azarm Amrollah
Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Parasitol. 2016 Apr-Jun;11(2):269-273.
is a common nematode of the cardiovascular system, which infects carnivores all over the world. The infection is prevalent in dogs, but in cats and human is rare. Dirofilariosis is transmitted by mosquitoes. Cats are accidental hosts and are naturally resistant to the infection, compared to the dogs. Mild infection can cause severe illness in cats and may lead to death, so it is clinically important to diagnose the disease.
In the present study, 103 stray cats were collected from Meshkin Shahr district, Aradabil Province, northwestern Iran that is an endemic area for canine dirofilariosis. Blood samples were prepared from the saphenous vein of each cat and were examined for the presence of microfilariae by the modified Knott test.
A 2 yr old male cat (0.97%) was microfilaremic. The cat was subjected to necropsy and 4 adult (2 male and 2 female worms) were found in the right ventricle of the heart. PCR was then carried out and was confirmed.
Cats and other carnivores in Meshkin Shahr district are at risk of infection due to the high activity of vectors in this climate and it is important to follow up the infection in this area.
是心血管系统常见的线虫，感染全球的食肉动物。该感染在犬类中普遍存在，但在猫和人类中罕见。心丝虫病通过蚊子传播。与犬类相比，猫是偶然宿主且对感染具有天然抵抗力。轻度感染可导致猫患重病甚至死亡，因此临床上对该病进行诊断很重要。
在本研究中，从伊朗西北部阿尔达比勒省梅什金沙尔区收集了103只流浪猫，该地区是犬心丝虫病的流行区。从每只猫的隐静脉采集血样，通过改良的Knott试验检测微丝蚴的存在。
一只2岁雄性猫（0.97%）血中出现微丝蚴。对该猫进行尸检，在心脏右心室发现4条成虫（2条雄虫和2条雌虫）。随后进行PCR检测并确诊。
由于该地区气候条件下媒介活动频繁，梅什金沙尔区的猫和其他食肉动物有感染风险，对该地区的感染情况进行跟踪很重要。
