The occurrence of dioctophymosis in dogs from Municipality of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from May to December of 2004

Dioctophyma renale is frequently observed in dogs from rural areas. From a total of 67 necropsies carried out from May to December of 2004, 56 were dogs, which came from the minicipality of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, two animals parasited for D. renale. In one of these animals in a mass of epiplon a n...

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Published in:	Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 123 - 125
Main Authors:	Pereira, Bruna J, Girardelli, Giovani L, Trivilin, Leonardo O, Lima, Vanessa R, Nunes, Louisiane de C, Martins, Isabella V F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-07-2006
Subjects:	Animals Brazil Dioctophymatoidea - isolation & purification Dog Diseases - parasitology Dogs - parasitology Enoplida Infections - parasitology Enoplida Infections - veterinary Female Kidney Diseases - parasitology Kidney Diseases - veterinary Male Brazil
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Summary:	Dioctophyma renale is frequently observed in dogs from rural areas. From a total of 67 necropsies carried out from May to December of 2004, 56 were dogs, which came from the minicipality of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, two animals parasited for D. renale. In one of these animals in a mass of epiplon a nematode female of 15 cm of length was found in ectopic position. The right kidney was atrophic and with the presence of 2 females (58 and 50 cm) and 2 males (21 cm each). In the second animal, the kidneys were morphologically different. The left kidney was presented hypertrophic, while right kidney was observed a female with 45 cm. The recovered helminths were identified and fixed in AFA. During the ovariectomy of a dog of the same region a male nematode of approximately 20 cm was found in site the abdominal cavity. All of them were identified as D. renale.
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ISSN:	1984-2961