The seroprevalence of canine dirofilariosis in dogs in the eastern coastal areas of China

被引:3
作者
Cai, Dongjie [1 ]
Tian, Bin [2 ]
Liu, Yongxia [3 ]
Rehman, Mujeeb Ur [1 ]
Ranucci, David [4 ]
Veronesi, Fabrizia [4 ]
Varcasia, Antonio [5 ]
Jia, Wanzhong [6 ]
Liu, Jianzhu [3 ]
机构
[1] Sichuan Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Chengdu 611130, Peoples R China
[2] Sichuan Agr Univ, Inst Prevent Vet Med, Chengdu 611130, Peoples R China
[3] Shandong Agr Univ, Dept Vet Med, Tai An 271018, Shandong, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Perugia, Dept Vet Med, I-06126 Perugia, Italy
[5] Univ Sassari, Dept Vet Med, I-07100 Sassari, Italy
[6] Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, Lanzhou 730046, Peoples R China
关键词
Dirofilaria immitis; Seroprevalence; Dog; Eastern China; IMMITIS INFECTION; CANARY-ISLANDS; GRAN-CANARIA; PREVALENCE; PROVINCE; CATS; CITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17009
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Background and objectives: The present study was carried out to assess the presence of canine Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs in China.Materials and methods: From October 2018 to November 2019, a total of 216 sera were collected from pet hospitals in Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Fujian regions of Eastern China. The sera were tested by using a commercial canine heartworm antibody ELISA test kit.Results: 70.8% of the pets had significant clinical symptoms resembled to heartworm infection; the overall dirofilariosis positivity found was 12.5% (27/216); Significant positive rates differences were observed between symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs (P < 0.05) (i.e. 15.7% and 4.7% respectively). The prevalence of infection in Shandong Province (15.5%) was the highest among the surveyed areas, but the difference among the geographic regions was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Furthermore, the prevalence detected in summer (28.2%) was significantly higher than in other seasons (P < 0.05). In addition, no significant difference was observed between male and female sex (P > 0.05).Conclusions: Altogether, these results suggest that an epidemic of dirofilariosis exists in eastern coastal China, as such preventive measures should be taken to control the spread of dirofilariosis to reduce the risk of human and pet infection with heartworm.
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