Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog infected with Dracunculus worm in Brazil and removal details
By Paiva, Fernando et al.·Published in Parasitology research·2021·Instituto de Biociê, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Dracunculiasis in a domestic dog in Brazil.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old dog in Brazil was found to have a rare infection caused by a type of roundworm called Dracunculus. The dog showed signs of discomfort, and the vet performed a procedure to remove the worm from its body. This case is unusual because Dracunculus infections are not commonly reported in dogs in Brazil. After the removal, the dog was expected to recover well, but further studies are needed to understand this specific type of roundworm better.
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Abstract
We report and discuss the surprising encounter of a dog naturally infected by Dracunculus sp. in Brazil, a brief clinical history of the animal and a procedure for removing the nematode. We also present details on the morphology of the fragments collected from the nematode and a phylogenetic comparison of the partial sequences of the mitochondrial 18S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes, deposited with others in GenBank. The samples were an independent lineage forming a well-supported monophyletic assemblage with D. medinensis. We thus conclude that this species has not yet been sequenced or even described and will only be elucidated by more information because only two species of Dracunculus have been reported in Brazil, D. fuelleborni and D. brasiliensis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33624148/