Korean Journal of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회지)

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Molecular survey of Dirofilaria immitis in mosquitoes collected from parks the in the Incheon metropolitan city in Korea

인천지역 공원 채집 모기에서 심장사상충 감염도 조사

  • Jeong, Cheol (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Song, Jae-Sung (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Kim-Jeon, Myung-Deok (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Kim, Kyoung-Ho (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Goo (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Mo (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment)
  • 정철 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 송재성 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김명덕 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김경호 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 이정구 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 이성모 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원)
  • Received : 2019.06.12
  • Accepted : 2020.03.13
  • Published : 2020.03.30
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Abstract

Unlike previous studies that reported the infection rates of Dirofilaria immitis in companion dogs, D. immitis genes were tested directly on mosquitoes to see how many mosquitoes actually carry larvae. Mosquito samples were collected from six parks in Incheon from March to August 2018. A total of 18,589 mosquitoes was collected, classified by type and then made 575 sample pools based on 50 mosquitoes. The PCR method was used to detect Dirofilaria immitis genes of sample pools. Dirofilaria immitis genes were detected in 7 of the 575 pools, and these positive mosquito samples were collected in 4 out of the 6 parks. The types of detected mosquitoes were Aedes dorsalis and Ochlerotatus koreanus which have been identified to act as a vector for heart worm propagation in Incheon. Based on these results, it was concluded that D. immitis genes were found in mosquitoes in the neighborhood park.

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