title: Autochthonous Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens infection in dogs in Kuwait.
abstract: Human dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens is a rare but increasingly reported zoonosis in the Middle East. However, eligible animal reservoirs seldom have been investigated in the area until now. Seven (1.8 percent) out of 381 dogs examined in Kuwait carried D. repens microfilariae showing compatible cutaneous clinical signs and positive response to the adulticide and microfilaricide therapies. This study indicates that dogs from Kuwait are natural hosts of D. repens and therefore act as an animal reservoir for the zoonotic condition.
authors.affiliation: Zikkos Veterinary Clinic, 81 Griva Digeni Avenue, 6043 Larnaca, Cyprus. wtarello@yahoo.it
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tarello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides