Efficacy of ivermectin to control Strongyloides stercoralis infection in sheltered dogs.

Abstract:

:In dogs, information on treatments against S. stercoralis infection is rare and anecdotal. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the treatment outcome of S. stercoralis natural infection in sheltered dogs. Furthermore, based on the potential risk of infection, people working in the infected shelter were also tested. Seventeen sheltered dogs positive to S. stercoralis using the Baermann test were treated with ivermectin 200 μg/kg/sid/os for two consecutive days. Only two dogs showed clinical signs suggestive of strongyloidiasis (diarrhea, weigh loss) at diagnosis. All dogs showed consistently negative results for S. stercoralis at weekly monitoring after treatment using both the direct microscopy and Baermann test. Real-time PCR confirmed negative results at the last follow up 2 months after treatment. Serology performed at the first diagnosis showed that 82% and 41% of dogs were positive for S. stercoralis using an IFAT (titres ranging from 1:40 to 1:320) and ELISA, respectively. Two months after treatment, IFAT titres were strongly reduced in all animals. The results of clinical pathological laboratory tests at diagnosis in the positive dogs were within normal ranges, except for the two symptomatic dogs. Serum collected from two out of 14 shelter workers tested positive with titres 1:20 and 1:40 for S. stercoralis using an IFAT. Results of the study confirm that ivermectin was an effective treatment option to control S. stercoralis infection in dogs. Shelter workers are at risk of infection with S. stercoralis, thus the application of correct deworming protocols to reduce the environmental infective larval burden is essential to protect dogs and probably also shelter workers from the risk of infection.

journal_name

Acta Trop

journal_title

Acta tropica

authors

Paradies P,Buonfrate D,Iatta R,Iarussi F,Giorli G,Palmieri VO,Sasanelli M,Perandin F,Šlapeta J,Capogna A,Otranto D,Bisoffi Z

doi

10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.11.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-02-01 00:00:00

pages

204-209

eissn

0001-706X

issn

1873-6254

pii

S0001-706X(18)30524-2

journal_volume

190

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