| Dirofilaria immitis infection in wild raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides |
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Kun-Ho Song1, Il-Berm Lee2, Duck-Hwan Kim1 |
1Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University
2Doollee Veterinary Clinic |
| 야생너구리 (Nyctereutes procyonoides)의 개 심장사상충 (Dirofilaria immitis) 감염 |
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송근호1, 이일범2, 김덕환1 |
1충남대학교 수의과대학
2둘리동물병원 |
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| Abstract |
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The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) may be infected by Dirofilaria immitis. However, there has been no report on dirofilarial infection in the raccoon dog in Korea. In this study, we report on D. immitis infection in two wild raccoon dogs captured in the Daejeon area. The two raccoon dogs were referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Chungnam National University for diagnosis of D. immitis infection. The modified Knott's test for the detection of blood D. immitis microfilariae was positive, and serological test (FASTest$^{(R)}$ HW Antigen ELISA kit, Diagnostik Mega Cor, Austria) for D. immitis was positive as well. Additionally, D. immitis microfilariae were differentiated from other microfilariae by using acid phrnphatase histochemical staining (Leucognost-SP$^{(R)}$kit, Diagncstica MERCK, Germany). The two raccoon dogs were necropsed and D. immitis infection was confirmed. |
| Key Words:
Dirofilaria immitis infection, Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides |
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