Co-infection with Angiostrongylus chabaudi and Dirofilaria immitis in a wildcat, Felis silvestris from Romania – a case report

CM Gherman, AM Ionică, G Deak… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2019 - actavet.vfu.cz
Dirofilaria immitis is a worldwide spread nematode affecting the pulmonary artery and the …
Co-infections of Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus spp. are known only in canids. We …

Evidence of Dirofilaria immitis in Felids in North-Eastern Italy

M Grillini, A Frangipane di Regalbono, C Tessarin… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
… The collected European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) were road-killed in Site 2 (ie,
the Trieste (TS), Udine (UD), and Pordenone (PN) provinces). The wild felids included 10 (52.6%…

First findings and prevalence of adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) in wild carnivores from Serbia

A Penezić, S Selaković, I Pavlović, D Ćirović - Parasitology research, 2014 - Springer
… and in wild cats (Felis silvestris) 7.69 %. No adult heartworm specimens were found in beech
immitis, populations of wild carnivores in Europe should be further examined and tested for …

The European Badger as a New Host for Dirofilaria immitis and an Update on the Distribution of the Heartworm in Wild Carnivores from Romania

AM Ionică, G Deak, R Boncea, CM Gherman… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
… ; two wild cats, Felis silvestris (4.65%); and one European badger, Meles meles (0.87%).
This study provides further evidence of the occurrence of the canine heartworm, D. immitis, in …

Clinical investigations and treatment outcome in a European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) infected by cardio-pulmonary nematodes

A Diakou, D Dimzas, C Astaras, I Savvas… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
… the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) and the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
(… silvestris. Despite the recent studies that reported further infections in wildcats from Romania…

Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece

A Diakou, D Migli, D Dimzas, S Morelli, A Di Cesare… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
… The respiratory nematode Oslerus rostratus and the heartworm Dirofilaria immitis were
less prevalent, as they were found in one animal each. Interestingly, one wildcat had a mixed …

Is the European badger a new host for Dirofilaria immitis? The first records in Greece

G Markakis, G Sioutas, D Bitchava, A Komnenou… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis is a ubiquitous nematode parasite with zoonotic potential, transmitted by
mosquitoes, that causes heartwormimmitis infections in wild animals are essential to assess …

First evidence of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) as definitive host of Angiostrongylus chabaudi

A Diakou, D Psalla, D Migli, A Di Cesare… - Parasitology …, 2016 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis, ie the dog heartworm, is the most common … of European wildcats (Felis
silvestris silvestris) in central Italy … from two domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Italy (…

Angiostrongylus chabaudi (Biocca, 1957) in wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris, S) from Romania

CM Gherman, AM Ionică, G D'Amico, D Otranto… - Parasitology …, 2016 - Springer
… Finally, Dirofilaria immitis (Filarioidea), the heartworm, parasitizes the heart and pulmonary
… arteries, initially recorded in wildcats (Felis silvestris) from the forests of the provinces of …

[PDF][PDF] Dirofilaria immitis infection in carnivores from Bulgaria: 2012-2013 update.

MS Panayotova-Pencheva, RL Mirchev, AP Trifonova - 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
… Adult male Dirofilaria immitis found in a golden jackal from Bulgaria: A. Distal parts of the …
Adult male Dirofilaria immitis found in a golden jackal from Bulgaria: A. Anterior end of the body …