| eurasian otter (lutra lutra), a definitive host for dirofilaria immitis. | a mature male and a mature female dirofilaria immitis were found in the right ventricle of the heart of a naturally infected 2-yr-old male eurasian otter (lutra lutra) that had died of severe lung congestion at a zoo in south korea. both developing embryos and microfilariae were present in the uterus of the female d. immitis. although circulating microfilariae were not detected in blood or tissue, the eurasian otter may serve as a definitive host for d. immitis. | 2003 | 12885140 |
| helminth parasites of the eurasian otter lutra lutra in southwest europe. | the helminth fauna in 109 eurasian otters (lutra lutra l.) from france, portugal and spain was analysed, together with 56 faecal samples collected in portugal and 23 fresh stools from otters included in a reintroduction programme. seven helminth species were found in l. lutra in southwest europe: phagicola sp. (trematoda), aonchotheca putorii, eucoleus schvalovoj, strongyloides lutrae, anisakis (third stage larvae) and dirofilaria immitis (nematoda), and gigantorhynchus sp. (acanthocephala). euc ... | 2004 | 15575995 |
| first findings and prevalence of adult heartworms (dirofilaria immitis) in wild carnivores from serbia. | heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) is a parasitic roundworm that causes a zoonotic disease known as dirofilariosis. little is known about the role of wild carnivores serving as reservoirs in nature. therefore, we examined 738 hearts and lungs of free ranging wild carnivores from serbia to determine the presence of adult heartworms. during the period 2009-2013, the prevalence in golden jackals (canis aureus) was 7.32%, in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) 1.55%, in wolves (canis lupus) 1.43%, and in wild ca ... | 2014 | 24951168 |