Case Report of dirofilariasis in grey wolf in Serbia
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2015
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Gavrilović, PavleBlitva-Robertson, Gordana
Oezvegy, Jozsef
Kiskároly, Ferenc
Becskei, Zsolt
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This paper describes a case of dirofilariasis in a two-year old, female grey wolf (Canis lupus lupus). The autopsy revealed the presence of 42 adult forms of Dirofilaria immitis in the pulmonary artery, right ventricle and right atrium, varying in length from 9.5 to 30 cm. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the second report of D. immitis in grey wolves in Serbia. Our finding confirms that the wolf, as a subspecies distinct from the dog, should also be considered as a very suitable definitive host for dirofilariasis.
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Dirofilaria immitis / dirofilariasis / wolf / SerbiaSource:
Acta Parasitologica, 2015, 60, 1, 175-178Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing Ag, Cham
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- Management of sustainable farming of organic lamb production as a support to rural development (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31085)
DOI: 10.1515/ap-2015-0025
ISSN: 1230-2821
PubMed: 26204038
WoS: 000350421800025
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84923933376
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Gavrilović, Pavle AU - Blitva-Robertson, Gordana AU - Oezvegy, Jozsef AU - Kiskároly, Ferenc AU - Becskei, Zsolt PY - 2015 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1178 AB - This paper describes a case of dirofilariasis in a two-year old, female grey wolf (Canis lupus lupus). The autopsy revealed the presence of 42 adult forms of Dirofilaria immitis in the pulmonary artery, right ventricle and right atrium, varying in length from 9.5 to 30 cm. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the second report of D. immitis in grey wolves in Serbia. Our finding confirms that the wolf, as a subspecies distinct from the dog, should also be considered as a very suitable definitive host for dirofilariasis. PB - Springer International Publishing Ag, Cham T2 - Acta Parasitologica T1 - Case Report of dirofilariasis in grey wolf in Serbia VL - 60 IS - 1 SP - 175 EP - 178 DO - 10.1515/ap-2015-0025 ER -
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Gavrilović, P., Blitva-Robertson, G., Oezvegy, J., Kiskároly, F.,& Becskei, Z.. (2015). Case Report of dirofilariasis in grey wolf in Serbia. in Acta Parasitologica Springer International Publishing Ag, Cham., 60(1), 175-178. https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0025
Gavrilović P, Blitva-Robertson G, Oezvegy J, Kiskároly F, Becskei Z. Case Report of dirofilariasis in grey wolf in Serbia. in Acta Parasitologica. 2015;60(1):175-178. doi:10.1515/ap-2015-0025 .
Gavrilović, Pavle, Blitva-Robertson, Gordana, Oezvegy, Jozsef, Kiskároly, Ferenc, Becskei, Zsolt, "Case Report of dirofilariasis in grey wolf in Serbia" in Acta Parasitologica, 60, no. 1 (2015):175-178, https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0025 . .