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Stage-specific development of a filarial nematode (Dipetalonema dracunculoides) in vector ticks.
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It is demonstrated that only infected nymphal ticks can support the complete development of the filarial worm in the brown dog tick.Abstract:
This paper reports the development of the canid filarial worm, Dipetalonema dracunculoides, in the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus by determining whether development is similar within larval, nymphal and adult stages of infected ticks. This study demonstrates that only infected nymphal ticks can support the complete development of the filarial worm. Infected larval ticks are not suitable intermediate hosts, nor are infected adults. Development depends on some stage-specific property of the vector, and the maturation to the infective stage is stimulated during the course of the nymphal-adult moult.read more
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An annotated checklist of the ticks (Acari: Ixodida) of Germany
TL;DR: A checklist of the species currently known to occur in Germany, summarized under the endemic species, includes general distribution, hosts, and basic ecology, as well as each species' medical and veterinary significance.
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Morphological and molecular data on the dermal microfilariae of a species of Cercopithifilaria from a dog in Sicily
Domenico Otranto,Emanuele Brianti,Filipe Dantas-Torres,Stefania Weigl,Maria Stefania Latrofa,Gabriella Gaglio,Laura Cauquil,Salvatore Giannetto,Odile Bain +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided for the existence of a Cercopithifilaria species infesting a dog from Sicily and a PCR protocol on skin samples is presented as a tool for further epidemiological studies, which could provide evidence on the aetiology and the natural history of this filarial species.
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Ixodida, Ixodidae) as intermediate host of a canine neglected filarial species with dermal microfilariae.
Emanuele Brianti,Domenico Otranto,Filipe Dantas-Torres,Stefania Weigl,Maria Stefania Latrofa,Gabriella Gaglio,Ettore Napoli,G. Brucato,Laura Cauquil,Salvatore Giannetto,Odile Bain +10 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrates that nymphs of R. sanguineus feeding on a dog naturally infected by Cercopithifilaria sp.
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New insights into the ecology and biology of Acanthocheilonema reconditum (Grassi, 1889) causing canine subcutaneous filariosis.
Emanuele Brianti,Gabriella Gaglio,Ettore Napoli,Salvatore Giannetto,Filipe Dantas-Torres,Odile Bain,Domenico Otranto +6 more
TL;DR: The study provides new insights into the biology and ecology of this dog filarioid in its definitive and intermediate hosts.
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Overview on Dirofilaria immitis in the Americas, with notes on other filarial worms infecting dogs.
TL;DR: Current overview on canine dirofilariosis in the Americas is provided, with notes on other filarial worms infecting dogs and some insights into outstanding research questions that should be responded to fill some of the several knowledge gaps related to this group of parasites in this continent.
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