| Institution: | 1. Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University (SzIU-FVS), István u 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary;2. Central Agricultural Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Tábornok u 2, H-1149 Budapest, Hungary;3. Mediso Medical Imaging System Ltd., Baross u 91-95, H-1047 Budapest, Hungary
”Frédéric Joliot-Curie” National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Anna u 5, H-1221 Budapest, Hungary;4. Department of Parasitology and Zoology, SzIU-FVS, István u 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary;5. Division of Pathophysiology, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, SzIU-FVS, István u 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary;6. ”Frédéric Joliot-Curie” National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Anna u 5, H-1221 Budapest, Hungary;7. Veterinary and Conservation Department, Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, Állatkerti krt 6-12, H-1146 Budapest, Hungary |
| Abstract: | A two-year-old male ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented to the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, for investigation of somnolence. Following unsuccessful therapeutic attempts, the ferret was euthanased and a male Dirofilaria immitis worm was found in the pulmonary artery and a female D. immitis specimen in the subdural space of the cranial cavity. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first European record of D. immitis infection in a ferret, and the first case in which aberrant larval migration and consequent central nervous system signs were observed in a ferret in the course of D. immitis infection. |
