| [endoparasite infection in stray and abandoned dogs in southern switzerland]. | at their entry into the animal domicile, "la stampa", in lugano (canton tessin), 217 stray dogs and 154 unwanted dogs were examined for infections with intestinal parasites, filariae, babesia and leishmania. the following techniques were used for detection of intestinal parasites: combined sedimentation-flotation, mifc technique and scotch tape adherence test. prevalences of helminth egg excretion in stray dogs and in unwanted dogs, respectively, were as follows: 34% and 22% for trichuris, 17% a ... | 1995 | 7569839 |
| tick zoonoses in the southern part of switzerland (canton ticino): occurrence of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and rickettsia sp. | the diversity and the distribution of tick species and their infection rates by the pathogenic micro-organism borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the etiologic agent of lyme borreliosis, and rickettsia sp., were studied in canton ticino (the southern part of switzerland). ticks specimens collected from animals and humans were classified and analysed for the presence of both pathogens. in particular, pcr analysis was performed for the detection of borrelia spirochetes in ixodes ricinus and ixodes he ... | 1997 | 9085007 |
| [is dirofilariasis in dogs spreading in south switzerland?]. | microfilarial infections could be detected by the difil test in 11 (2.2%) of 479 blood samples of clinically asymptomatic dogs from the south of switzerland. dirofilaria repens and d. immitis were identified in 3 (0.6%) and 8 dogs (1.6%), respectively, by the acid phosphatase activity of the microfilariae. 10 dogs with microfilaremia had been abroad or a stay outside switzerland could not be excluded. one dog diagnosed with d. immitis could have had acquired the infection in the canton tessin ac ... | 1998 | 9646715 |
| [canine dirofilariasis in the canton of ticino and in the neighboring areas of northern italy]. | the distribution of canine dirofilariosis in southern ticino (switzerland) and in the neighbouring provinces of varese and como (italy) was investigated. blood samples were collected from 308 dogs which had remained in the local area and were outdoor-housed, older than 1.5 years and had not been treated previously with preventive or microfilaricidal drugs. microfilariae of dirofilaria immitis and d. repens were found in 33 (10.7%) and 17 (5.5%) dogs, respectively. ten more dogs (3.2%) tested pos ... | 2001 | 11293933 |
| rhipicephalus ticks infected with rickettsia and coxiella in southern switzerland (canton ticino). | ticks of the rhipicephalus sanguineus species complex may be vector of various pathogens including rickettsia conorii (the etiological agent of the mediterranean spotted fever) and coxiella burnetii (cause of the query (q) fever). r. sanguineus ticks have been imported in several parts of central and northern europe, especially in environments such as kennels and houses providing the appropriate microclimatic conditions and the blood source necessary for their survival. since 1940 these ticks ha ... | 2002 | 12797987 |
| [autochthonous infections with angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs in switzerland and germany]. | angiostrongylus vasorum is endemic in foxes an other carnivores in the south and south east of france, denmark and great britain. the reddish nematode is present in the arteria pulmonalis and the right side of the heart and causes respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms. from 1999 to 2004, a. vasorum was diagnosed in 5 dogs from northern switzerland, in 1 dog from southern germany and in 3 dogs from south ticino. clinical signs in the affected dogs varied and ranged from cough, tachypnoea and dy ... | 2005 | 15801623 |
| emergence of canine ocular thelaziosis caused by thelazia callipaeda in southern switzerland. | in europe, thelazia callipaeda has been reported in italy and france in the eyes of dogs, cats and foxes and, recently, also in humans. in southern switzerland (ticino), the first case of t. callipaeda in a dog was detected in 2000 and because of an increasing number of dog thelaziosis, a survey in veterinary practices was carried out. a total of 106 thelazia-positive dogs from a retrospective analysis and from ongoing cases between 2005 and 2007 as well as five positive cats were reported. for ... | 2008 | 18774229 |
| survey of phortica drosophilid flies within and outside of a recently identified transmission area of the eye worm thelazia callipaeda in switzerland. | phortica drosophilid flies are the intermediate hosts and vectors of the eye worm thelazia callipaeda. this nematode originates from asia and was first detected in southern europe in 1989. the aim of the study was to assess the presence and the population dynamics of phortica flies in a recently discovered new endemic area (ticino, southern switzerland, south of the alps) of t. callipaeda (site 1), at its border (site 2), at higher altitudes (beyond 1100 meters above sea level) within (site 3) o ... | 2010 | 20381252 |