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Kidney parasite Dioctophyme renale found in 14% of dogs in Santa
By Pedrassani, Daniela et al.·Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria·2017·Departamento de Medicina Veteriná·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Dioctophyme renale: prevalence and risk factors of parasitism in dogs of São Cristóvão district, Três Barras county, Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
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Plain-English summary
In a study of dogs in Três Barras, Brazil, researchers found that 14.2% of the 197 dogs tested had eggs from a kidney parasite called Dioctophyme renale in their urine. Additionally, 16.4% of the dogs had antibodies against this parasite in their blood, indicating exposure. Interestingly, some dogs with antibodies did not show eggs in their urine, suggesting that not all infections are easily detectable. Female dogs were more commonly affected, and factors like water sources and other animals in the area may have increased the risk of infection.
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Abstract
Dioctophyme renale is a nematode that can be found parasitizing the kidney, peritoneal cavity and, rarely, other organs of canids and mustelids. This disease has high occurrence in the municipality of Três Barras, state of Santa Catarina, thus making this an interesting area to study the epidemiological aspects of infection by D. renale in dogs. Among 197 dogs, 14.2% showed the parasite eggs in urine and 16.4% showed IgG antibodies anti-D. renale in serum samples according to the indirect ELISA method; among seropositive dogs, 15 (37.5%) animals did not show any parasite eggs in their urine. Parasitism was more frequent in females, and there was no finding of interference from age on parasitism. Factors such as water potential and presence of paratenic hosts in the studied region were reported by the owners of dogs and may have contributed to the occurrence of parasitism.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28198911/