Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, a nematode found mainly in the pulmonary artery and right chambers of the heart, lungs, and large vessels of dogs. This parasitism also occasionally occurs in cats, causing an amicrofilaremic and asymptomatic infection, resulting in...
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| author | Marcela Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes Andressa de Souza Pollo Kayana Cunha Marques Rayr César de Souza Góis Mirlla Baracho Ferreira Alessandra Moreira da Silva Rivaldo Bruno Medeiros de Lucena Jael Soares Batista Kilder Filgueira Fábio Parra Sellera Archivaldo Reche-Júnior Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe |
| author_facet | Marcela Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes Andressa de Souza Pollo Kayana Cunha Marques Rayr César de Souza Góis Mirlla Baracho Ferreira Alessandra Moreira da Silva Rivaldo Bruno Medeiros de Lucena Jael Soares Batista Kilder Filgueira Fábio Parra Sellera Archivaldo Reche-Júnior Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe |
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| description | Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, a nematode found mainly in the pulmonary artery and right chambers of the heart, lungs, and large vessels of dogs. This parasitism also occasionally occurs in cats, causing an amicrofilaremic and asymptomatic infection, resulting in severe illness and rapid death. In this case report, it was described acute clinical signs and histopathological alterations in a domestic cat with heartworm disease from the city of Mossoró, the Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The nematode species, D. immitis, was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. This is the first documented and full report of feline heartworm disease in northeastern Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-366790cc2e9a4477a52ba94b4407ec512022-12-21T17:49:53ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science1413-95961678-44562021-12-0158Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern BrazilMarcela Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes0Andressa de Souza Pollo1Kayana Cunha Marques2Rayr César de Souza Góis3Mirlla Baracho Ferreira4Alessandra Moreira da Silva5Rivaldo Bruno Medeiros de Lucena 6Jael Soares Batista 7Kilder Filgueira8Fábio Parra Sellera 9Archivaldo Reche-Júnior 10Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe 11Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução Animal e Saúde ÚnicaUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução Animal e Saúde ÚnicaUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital VeterinárioUniversidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Hospital Veterinário ; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica MédicaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica MédicaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica MédicaUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução Animal e Saúde ÚnicaDirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, a nematode found mainly in the pulmonary artery and right chambers of the heart, lungs, and large vessels of dogs. This parasitism also occasionally occurs in cats, causing an amicrofilaremic and asymptomatic infection, resulting in severe illness and rapid death. In this case report, it was described acute clinical signs and histopathological alterations in a domestic cat with heartworm disease from the city of Mossoró, the Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The nematode species, D. immitis, was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. This is the first documented and full report of feline heartworm disease in northeastern Brazil.https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/186835Parasitic diseases OnchocercidaeHeartwormDirofilariasis |
| spellingShingle | Marcela Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes Andressa de Souza Pollo Kayana Cunha Marques Rayr César de Souza Góis Mirlla Baracho Ferreira Alessandra Moreira da Silva Rivaldo Bruno Medeiros de Lucena Jael Soares Batista Kilder Filgueira Fábio Parra Sellera Archivaldo Reche-Júnior Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science Parasitic diseases Onchocercidae Heartworm Dirofilariasis |
| title | Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Report of Dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from Northeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | report of dirofilaria immitis infection with acute cardiopulmonary complications in a cat from northeastern brazil |
| topic | Parasitic diseases Onchocercidae Heartworm Dirofilariasis |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/186835 |
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