Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Marcos Antônio Bezerra-Santos, Joares Adenilson May-Junior, Laura Berger, Vinicius Baggio-Souza, Ugo Araújo Souza, Lina Crespo Bilhalva, Adeyldes Oliveira Reis, Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner, Felipe Bortolotto Peters, Marina Ochoa Favarini, Ana Paula N Albano, Leonardo Sartorello, Lilian E Rampim, Flavia Pereira Tirelli, Domenico Otranto, João Fabio Soares
Among the species described within the Onchocercidae family, Dirofilaria immitis is regarded as the most common worldwide, causing severe and often fatal conditions in dogs, cats, and occasionally humans. Dirofilaria spp. are vectored by mosquitoes, simulids, and culicoids, with their epidemiology dependent on the geographical distribution of competent vectors. Eight species of Dirofilaria have been reported so far in Brazil, of which six parasitize non-human primates, deer, procyonids, and marsupials. Here, we investigated the occurrence of Onchocercidae in wild felids (i...
April 25, 2024: Parasitology Research