Canine filariasis in the Amazon: Species diversity and epidemiology of these emergent and neglected zoonoses.

ABSTRACT: Dirofilaria immitis and Acanthocheilonema reconditum are common parasites in dogs but have also been reported parasitizing humans. The differential diagnosis and epidemiological evaluation of these zoonoses are important to the development of efficient public health policies and control strategies. The purpose of this study was to carry out an epidemiological survey by using molecular methods for the specific identification of filarid parasites of domestic dogs in the Marajó mesoregion, State of Pará (PA), Brazil. A total of 418 canine blood samples from Marajó mesoregion (Northern Brazil) were collected, submitted to DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with "pan filarial" primer, subsequent sequencing and sequence analysis using BLASTn software comparison with previously depos

SUBMITTER: de Argolo EGG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6040735 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature