title: Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Enoplida) in domestic dogs and cats in the extreme south of Brazil.
abstract: Dioctophyme renale is a zoonotic nematode that parasites the kidneys of wild and domestic carnivores, and it has been reported frequently in Brazil. The aim here was to register the number of cases of dogs and cats diagnosed with dioctophymosis by necropsy (1981 to 2014) and ultrasound examination (2010 to 2015) in Pelotas-RS. In this context, a survey was conducted on dioctophymosis cases diagnosed at the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory (LPV) and Veterinary Clinical Hospital (HCV) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), and at a specialist veterinary imaging diagnostics clinic. In total, 95 cases were registered. The high series of the disease in dogs can be related to the presence of a large number of stray and semi-domestic dogs in the city, and also due to the ingestion of intermediate hosts of D. renale parasitized with the infective larvae. Thus, it can be concluded that Pelotas is a city with favorable conditions for the occurrence of dioctophymosis with high rate of disease in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Cirúrgica Veterinária, Departamento de Clínicas Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Josaine Cristina da Silva
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rappeti
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carolina Siqueira
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais, Departamento de Clínicas Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Soliane Carra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gertrud
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Setor de Patologia Animal, Departamento de Patologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fabiane Borelli
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Grecco
authors.affiliation: Setor de Patologia Animal, Departamento de Patologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luísa Mariano Cerqueira da
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Setor de Patologia Animal, Departamento de Patologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carolina da Fonseca
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sapin
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinária Diagnóstico por Imagem Stella Falkenberg Rausch, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Stella Falkenberg
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.affiliation: Clínica Cirúrgica Veterinária, Departamento de Clínicas Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marlete Brum
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Cleff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*