Dirofilaria repens in a dog imported to Denmark: A potential for emerging zoonotic disease

Asger Lundorff Jensen; Anne Kirstine Havnsøe Krogh; Jo Fjeldsted-Holm Lundsgaard; Jakob Lundgren Willesen; Janne Graarup-Hansen Lyngby; Anders Simon Schrøder; Maiken Bayer Thode Bach; Rebecca P K D Berg

doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100872

Dirofilaria repens in a dog imported to Denmark: A potential for emerging zoonotic disease

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2023 Jun:41:100872. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100872. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Authors

Asger Lundorff Jensen¹, Anne Kirstine Havnsøe Krogh², Jo Fjeldsted-Holm Lundsgaard³, Jakob Lundgren Willesen⁴, Janne Graarup-Hansen Lyngby⁵, Anders Simon Schrøder⁶, Maiken Bayer Thode Bach⁷, Rebecca P K D Berg⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: alj@sund.ku.dk.
² Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: akrk@sund.ku.dk.
³ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: jo.fjeldstedholm@sund.ku.dk.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: jw@sund.ku.dk.
⁵ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: janne.lyngby@sund.ku.dk.
⁶ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: anders.schroeder@sund.ku.dk.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark. Electronic address: maiken.thode@sund.ku.dk.
⁸ Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: REBE@ssi.dk.

PMID: 37208081
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100872

Abstract

Dirofilarosis is spreading among dogs and humans in Europe with infections being established in many countries. Here, we describe the first molecular biologically confirmed case of D. repens infection in an imported dog in Denmark and highlight the potential zoonotic aspects from this emerging zoonotic parasite in central and northern Europe as at least one to two generations of Dirofilaria spp. can occur per year in Denmark.

Keywords: Denmark; Dirofilaria; Dogs; Emerging; Zoonosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Denmark
Dirofilaria repens*
Dirofilariasis* / diagnosis
Dirofilariasis* / parasitology
Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
Dog Diseases* / parasitology
Dogs
Humans
Zoonoses / diagnosis