2017•PubMedOpen access
Parasitological, Serological and Molecular Study of Dirofilaria immitis in Domestic Dogs, Southeastern Iran.
Mehdi Bamorovat, Iraj Sharifi, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Saeed Nasibi, Balal Sadeghi, Javad Khedri, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dirofilariasis is a serious and potentially deadly condition in dogs and one of the zoonotic filarial infections, which inadvertently affects the humans. The objectives of this study were to determine the seroprevalence and the molecular identity of dirofilariasis in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran between Jul and Aug 2013. METHODS: antigen. Extracted DNA of all positive blood samples was used for molecular characterization and sequencing. RESULTS: Based on the PCR findings, among the total specimens, 6 positive samples were characterized as CONCLUSION: in the southeastern parts of Iran.