Prevalencija oblića Dirofilaria spp. na području Istarske županije

master's thesis

• Title (english): Prevalence of Dirofilaria Immitis in te Area of Istria County
• Author: Samanta Kotiga
• Mentor: Franjo Martinković (mentor)
• Committee member: Krešimir Matanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Petar Džaja (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Franjo Martinković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-02, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety

Abstract

Oblić Dirofilaria immitis je uzročnik dirofilarioze, invazijske bolesti koju prenose biološki
vektori, komarci iz porodice Culicidae i rodova Anopheles, Aedimorphus, Armigeres,
Ochlerotatus, Stegomya, Culex, Coquillettidia i Mansonia. U najvećem broju slučajeva adulti
oblića se nalaze u pulmonarnoj arteriji ili u srcu, a sami klinički simptomi često su prikriveni
pa postavljanje dijagnoze može biti vrlo zahtjevno. Adulti druge vrste, D. repens, parazitiraju
u pasa u potkožju, te uglavnom ne uzrokuju kliničke simptome. Cilj istraživanja bio je
rutinskim pretragama krvi, tj., modificiranim Knottovim testom i ELISA antigen testom
dokazati pozitivne životinje na enzootskom području kao što je Istarska županija. Od ukupno
160 nasumično odabranih uzoraka krvi pasa, modificiranim Knottovim testom dokazana su
četiri D. immitis pozitivna i 13 D. repens pozitivnih pasa. ELISA antigen testom dokazana su
još dodatna tri D. immitis pozitivna psa.

Abstract (english)

Nematode Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of dirofilariosis, an invasive disease
transmitted by biological vectors, mosquitoes from the family Culicidae and the genera
Anopheles, Aedimorphus, Armigeres, Ochlerotatus, Stegomya, Culex, Coquillettidia and
Mansonia. In the majority of cases, nematode adults are found in the pulmonary artery or in
the heart, and the clinical symptoms are often hidden, so establishing a diagnosis can be very
demanding. Adults of another species, D. repens, parasitize in the dog’s subcutaneous tissue,
and generally do not cause clinical symptoms. The aim of the research was to prove positive
animals in an enzootic area such as Istria County by routine blood tests, i.e., modified Knott's
test and ELISA antigen test. Out of 160 randomly selected canine blood samples, four D.
immitis positive and 12 D. repens positive dogs were proven by the modified Knott's test.
Three additional D. immitis positive dogs were proven by the ELISA antigen test.

• Keywords: Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; Knottov test; ELISA
• Keywords (english): Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; Knott's test; ELISA
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:178:671241
• Study programme: Title: Veterinary Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine (doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2024-07-16 11:59:36