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A cardiac and subcutaneous canine dirofilariosis outbreak in a kennel in central France.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2019
Laidoudi Younes, Ringot David, Watier-Grillot Stéphanie, Davoust Bernard, Mediannikov Oleg
Abstract excerpt
Canine dirofilarioses are nematode infections caused by two species of the genus Dirofilaria: D. immitis and D. repens. We describe here an outbreak of D. immitis and D. repens infection in military working dogs (MWDs) housed in a kennel in the Indre department (centre of France). Out of a total of 17 dogs, 6 (35.2%) tested positive for D. immitis, D. repens or both parasites. Infested dogs were treated and...
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