Occurrence of dioctophymosis in canines within a riparian zone of the Río de La Plata watercourse, in Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Radman, Nilda Ester
- Gamboa, María Inés
- Butti, Marcos Javier
- Blanco, Marianela Cristina
- Rube, Ana Maria
- Terminiello, Jonathan
- Osen, Beatriz Amelia
- Burgos, Lola
- Corbalán, Valeria Vanesa
- Paladini, Antonela
- Acosta, Roberto Martín
- Rodríguez Eugui, Juan Ignacio
- Borrelli, Salvador Osvaldo
- Brusa, Mario César
- Martino, Pablo
DOIAbstract
Dioctophymosis is a parasitic disease occasioned by the so-called “giant kidney worm”, Dioctophyme renale, a nematode with an indirect life cycle. This parasite's definitive host is the mink, Mustela vison, though numerous wild and domestic mammals as well as man can serve as final hosts. The worms also can be in ectopic locations in the body. We surveyed 692 canines by ecography, urine sampling, surgery, necropsy, and clinical examination and diagnosed 244 cases of dioctophymosis (35.3%). Of the cases of dioctophymosis identified, 30.7% were obtained by ecography, 45.9% by urinalysis, and 17.6% by both those techniques -in addition to positive findings through surgery (2.5%), necropsy (2.5%), and the spontaneous elimination of the parasite...
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