RESUMO
The history of an 18-month-old English bulldog with a painful lump in the skin on its thigh is described. After opening the nodule a few Dirofilaria repens nematodes were found. Oval-shaped transparent eggs with moving larvae were seen microscopically. The dog was treated with milbemycin and made a complete recovery. The dog had never been abroad, but 6 months earlier in early May had been on a campsite in the middle of the Netherlands where many mosquitoes were present. This is the first described case of an autochthonous D. repens infection of a dog in the Netherlands.
Assuntos
Dirofilaria/isolamento & purificação , Dirofilariose/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/epidemiologia , Animais , Antinematódeos/uso terapêutico , Culicidae/parasitologia , Dirofilariose/tratamento farmacológico , Dirofilariose/cirurgia , Dirofilariose/transmissão , Doenças do Cão/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças do Cão/cirurgia , Doenças do Cão/transmissão , Cães , Feminino , Insetos Vetores/parasitologia , Estágios do Ciclo de Vida , Macrolídeos/uso terapêutico , Países Baixos/epidemiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , ZoonosesRESUMO
Two 9 month old dogs, that were presented with a history of increasing dyspnoea, are discussed. Examination of blood and lung lavage material gave indications for a parasitic cause. Using the Baermann method of fresh feces, larvae of the French heartworm Angiostrongylus vasorum were found. This worm is transferred via snakes and to a lesser extent by other (paratenic) hosts and has been reported regularly as autochthonous infection in The Netherlands during the last two years. Treatment with a licensed product with a combination of the active ingredients moxidectin and imidacloprid was effective.