Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland
Abstract Background The spread of vector-borne diseases to new regions has become a global threat due to climate change, increasing traffic, and movement of people and animals. Dirofilaria repens, the canine subcutaneous filarioid nematode, has expanded its distribution range northward during the la...
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| author | Risto Pietikäinen Stig Nordling Sakari Jokiranta Seppo Saari Petra Heikkinen Chris Gardiner Anne-Marie Kerttula Tiina Kantanen Anna Nikanorova Sauli Laaksonen Antti Lavikainen Antti Oksanen |
| author_facet | Risto Pietikäinen Stig Nordling Sakari Jokiranta Seppo Saari Petra Heikkinen Chris Gardiner Anne-Marie Kerttula Tiina Kantanen Anna Nikanorova Sauli Laaksonen Antti Lavikainen Antti Oksanen |
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| description | Abstract Background The spread of vector-borne diseases to new regions has become a global threat due to climate change, increasing traffic, and movement of people and animals. Dirofilaria repens, the canine subcutaneous filarioid nematode, has expanded its distribution range northward during the last decades. The northernmost European locations, where the parasite life-cycle has been confirmed, are Estonia and the Novgorod Region in Russia. Results Herein, we describe an autochthonous D. repens infection in a Finnish woman. We also present two cases of D. repens infection in imported dogs indicating the life-cycle in the Russian Vyborg and St Petersburg areas, close to the Finnish border. Conclusions The most obvious limiting factor of the northern distribution of D. repens is the summer temperature, due to the temperature-dependent development of larvae in vectors. With continuing climate change, further spread of D. repens in Fennoscandia can be expected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0233fe5406c54013a5d1338919d6e2352022-12-22T03:12:44ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052017-11-011011610.1186/s13071-017-2499-4Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern FinlandRisto Pietikäinen0Stig Nordling1Sakari Jokiranta2Seppo Saari3Petra Heikkinen4Chris Gardiner5Anne-Marie Kerttula6Tiina KantanenAnna Nikanorova7Sauli Laaksonen8Antti Lavikainen9Antti Oksanen10Kymenlaakso Central HospitalFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of HelsinkiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of HelsinkiFinnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Wildlife and aquatic pathology (FINPAR)Veterinary Pathology Services, Joint Pathology CenterHUSLAB, Division of Clinical MicrobiologyThe Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after KI SkryabinFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of HelsinkiFinnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Wildlife and aquatic pathology (FINPAR)Abstract Background The spread of vector-borne diseases to new regions has become a global threat due to climate change, increasing traffic, and movement of people and animals. Dirofilaria repens, the canine subcutaneous filarioid nematode, has expanded its distribution range northward during the last decades. The northernmost European locations, where the parasite life-cycle has been confirmed, are Estonia and the Novgorod Region in Russia. Results Herein, we describe an autochthonous D. repens infection in a Finnish woman. We also present two cases of D. repens infection in imported dogs indicating the life-cycle in the Russian Vyborg and St Petersburg areas, close to the Finnish border. Conclusions The most obvious limiting factor of the northern distribution of D. repens is the summer temperature, due to the temperature-dependent development of larvae in vectors. With continuing climate change, further spread of D. repens in Fennoscandia can be expected.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2499-4Vector-borne nematodesAutochthonous infectionClimate changeZoonosisDirofilariosis |
| spellingShingle | Risto Pietikäinen Stig Nordling Sakari Jokiranta Seppo Saari Petra Heikkinen Chris Gardiner Anne-Marie Kerttula Tiina Kantanen Anna Nikanorova Sauli Laaksonen Antti Lavikainen Antti Oksanen Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland Parasites & Vectors Vector-borne nematodes Autochthonous infection Climate change Zoonosis Dirofilariosis |
| title | Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland |
| title_full | Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland |
| title_fullStr | Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland |
| title_short | Dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern Finland |
| title_sort | dirofilaria repens transmission in southeastern finland |
| topic | Vector-borne nematodes Autochthonous infection Climate change Zoonosis Dirofilariosis |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2499-4 |
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