Miterpáková Martina, Valentová Dana, Čabanová Viktória, Berešíková Ľudmila
Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia.
Veterinary and Food Institute, Botanická 15, 842 52, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Parasitol Res. 2018 Jul;117(7):2347-2350. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-5912-9. Epub 2018 May 17.
Until recently Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of serious canine heartworm disease, has been detected relatively infrequently in Central Europe in comparison with the predominant D. repens species. In the present study, the elevated number of heartworm cases among dogs from a breeding establishment in south-western Slovakia is described. Out of 25 dogs examined, dirofilariasis was detected by single or several diagnostic approaches in 18 animals, which represents a mean prevalence of 72.0%. D. immitis was confirmed in 16 (64.0%) of the infected dogs and D. repens in 8 dogs (32.0%). All cases of D. immitis infection were detected in areas regarded as D. repens-endemic to date. Following the presented results and discussed circumstances, the question of whether the real prevalence of canine heartworm disease in Slovakia, or even in Central Europe as a whole, has been underestimated, or if D. immitis is currently becoming endemic in this area.
直到最近，与主要的匐行恶丝虫（D. repens）物种相比，引起严重犬心丝虫病的病原——犬恶丝虫（Dirofilaria immitis）在中欧的检测频率相对较低。在本研究中，描述了斯洛伐克西南部一个繁殖场的犬中心丝虫病例数量增加的情况。在检查的25只犬中，通过单一或多种诊断方法在18只动物中检测到丝虫病，平均患病率为72.0%。在16只（64.0%）受感染犬中确诊为犬恶丝虫感染，8只犬（32.0%）确诊为匐行恶丝虫感染。所有犬恶丝虫感染病例均在迄今被视为匐行恶丝虫流行的地区检测到。根据所呈现的结果和讨论的情况，斯洛伐克乃至整个中欧犬心丝虫病的实际患病率是否被低估，或者犬恶丝虫目前是否正在该地区成为地方病，这一问题有待探讨。
