TY - JOUR
T1 - Tunga penetrans in a young dog imported to Denmark from Brazil
T2 - a case report
AU - Loft, K. Earl
AU - Nissen, Merete Holst
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The number of people who travel internationally with their pets is increasing. Consequently, veterinarians around the world are more likely to encounter parasitic diseases formerly restricted to certain geographical locations. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of tungiasis, a disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, in a dog imported from Brazil to Denmark. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of canine T. penetrans infestation in Scandinavia.
AB - The number of people who travel internationally with their pets is increasing. Consequently, veterinarians around the world are more likely to encounter parasitic diseases formerly restricted to certain geographical locations. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of tungiasis, a disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, in a dog imported from Brazil to Denmark. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of canine T. penetrans infestation in Scandinavia.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00765.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00765.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19659542
SN - 0959-4493
VL - 20
SP - 300
EP - 303
JO - Veterinary Dermatology
JF - Veterinary Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -