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| PEREIRA,BARBARA B.; BASTOS,BETHÂNIA F.; KEIDEL,LUCAS; LELES,DANIELA; BRENER,BEATRIZ. |
| Abstract The clinical importance of heartworm infection in cats has indeed increased in recent years. Dirofilaria immitis infection has been reported worldwide in cats and continues to be regularly diagnosed in endemic areas. The diagnosis can be overlooked easily, especially in Brazil, where there is not a specific feline immunodiagnostic test, forcing the veterinarians to use a test made for the canine host. In 2015, a 10-year-old female neutered cat was diagnosed with D. immitis using an antigen serological test, based on imunocromatography and designed for dogs. The modified Knott test was negative. As the disease progressed, the cat showed clinical signals of respiratory distress, such as dyspnoea and polypnea in addition to prostration and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cat; Parasite; Dirofilariasis; Immunodiagnosis. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000502293 |
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