Evidences on a new species of the genus Dirofilaria in dogs from Neuquén, Argentina
Canine dirofilariasis in Argentina extends from Buenos Aires province to the North. All documented cases were due to the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, the unique species recorded in natural infected dogs in the country. In this study, we present morphologic, serologic and molecular evidences of the infection with another Dirofilaria species in 8 dogs from Neuquén city, in the northern extreme of Patagonia. The observed microfilariae had a mean of 370 mm long and 7.1 mm wide. The sequences obtained showed homologies lower than 95 % with other filarid sequences reported in the Genbank.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2017
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/analecta/article/view/4119 |
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