Immunological treatment of cough occurring in dogs with dirofilariosis. |
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| Authors: | M Hayasaki A Harayama H Seki K Konno I Ohishi |
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| Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine and Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A persistent, spasmic and productive cough known as filarial cough often occurs in dogs with dirofilariosis, and has been considered to be the consequence of an allergic response to Dirofilaria immitis. Twenty-one dogs with filarial cough were subcutaneously injected with worm antigen (200 micrograms of protein concentration) extracted from adult D. immitis once a day for 5 days. These injections were effective for 17 (81%) of the dogs, resulting in a complete cure for 7 dogs and marked improvement for 10 dogs. |
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