Canine Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis (D.repens) in Western Tamilnadu
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Date
2016-02
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Indian Veterinary Journal
Abstract
Dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria repens was diagnosed in seventeen dogs which were brought for Orchiectomy to a pet clinic at Coimbatore, western Tamilnadu. The whitish nematodes of D.repens were identified morphologically. The mean length of female worm was 16 and 320 µm width, the front end was cervical and caudal end was curved confirming D. repens. Dirofilaria repens induces subclinical infection in dogs and act as reservoir for zoonotic transmission to humans.
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Subcutaneous dirofilariosis, Dogs