Relato de infecção por Dirofilaria immitis com complicações cardiopulmonares agudas em um gato no Nordeste do Brasil
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.186835Palavras-chave:
Doenças parasitárias, Onchocercidae, Verme cardíaco, DirofilarioseResumo
A dirofilariose é uma doença zoonótica causada por Dirofilaria immitis, um nematódeo que parasita cães, principalmente a artéria pulmonar e as câmaras direitas do coração, pulmões e grandes vasos. Este parasita também ocorre ocasionalmente em gatos, geralmente causando uma infecção amicrofilarêmica e assintomática, que pode resultar em doença grave e morte rápida. Neste relato de caso, são apresentados os sinais clínicos agudos e alterações histopatológicas em um gato doméstico do município de Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, com dirofilariose. A espécie de nematóide, D. immitis, foi confirmada por análises morfológicas e moleculares. Este é o primeiro relato documentado e completo de dirofilariose felina no Nordeste do Brasil.
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