New Insights into the Phylogeographic History of <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in the Canary Islands, Spain.

ABSTRACT: Heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) is an important zoonotic infection of major clinical importance in dogs widespread, and transmitted by culicid vectors. Although D. immitis mostly affects dogs with an overall low incidence, some islands of the Atlantic archipelagos such as the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) had one of the highest historical prevalence/seroprevalence values in dogs, cats and humans. Molecular tools allow us to perform species identification diagnosis, phylogeographic and population genetics analysis that can provide key information about the factors making the disease still a threat (uncover untreated range of hosts, putative origin, etc.). In this study, we have optimized primers to amplify mitochondrial (COI, 12S) and nuclear (ITS) mol

SUBMITTER: Morchon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12189116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature