Diphyllobothrium sp in Canis familiaris from the subtropical area of Argentina (Puerto Iguazu, Misiones)

作者：Rivero Maria R^*; Motta Carlos E; Salas Martin M; Chiaretta Alicia; Salomon Oscar D

来源：Revista Argentina de Microbiologia, 2015, 47(3): 196-200.

DOI：10.1016/j.ram.2015.05.002

• Diphyllobothrium
• Domestic dog
• Tapeworms
• Zoonoses
• Argentine subtropics

This paper reports the first finding of Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs in Canis familiaris ( domestic dog) from Puerto Iguazu, a subtropical city of Misiones province, Argentina. In 2013, two positive cases of Diphyllobothrium sp. eggs were detected during an annual parasitological survey of dogs. Dog feces were collected in vials containing 10 % formalin and processed using Telemann's sedimentation and Sheather's flotation techniques. The two cases were detected in rural areas of the municipality. Since Misiones is not a part of the endemic area of diphyllobothriasis and given the fact that it is located in the three-border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, we consider this finding of great importance to public health. We stress the need for updating the current knowledge about the life cycle of these parasites considering the range of intermediate and definitive hosts, their zoonotic potential, and the epidemiological situation in non-endemic areas.

• 出版日期2015-9