Tunga penetrans in a young dog imported to Denmark from Brazil: a case report

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 -