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Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026

Research Letter

Autochthonous Canine Pythiosis Linked with Freshwater Exposure, Italy, 2021–2024

Andrea PeanoComments to Author , Anna Rita Molinar Min, Patrizia Danesi, Francesco Albanese, Nicla Furiani, Moira Monaco, Fabiano Necci, Chiara Noli, Sofia Sgubin, Antonella Varina, and Mario Pasquetti
Author affiliation: Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy (A. Peano, A.R. Molinar Min, M. Pasquetti); Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy (P. Danes, S. Sgubin); CDVet—Laboratorio Analisi Veterinarie, Rome, Italy (F. Albanese, F. Necci); Clinica Veterinaria Città dei Papi, Viterbo, Italy (N. Furiani); Veterinaria Cetego, Rome, Italy (M. Monaco); Ospedale Veterinario Anubi Bluvet, Ca’Zampa, Torino (C. Noli); private practice, Torino (A. Varina)

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Figure 1

Freshwater sites associated with autochthonous canine pythiosis cases for a study of autochthonous canine pythiosis linked with freshwater exposure, Italy, 2021–2024. Dots indicate lakes linked to reported exposure histories. Labels summarize the number and year(s) of associated cases; asterisk indicates that 2 previously published cases (6) were included in the total count for that lake. Base map adapted from Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org)

Figure 1. Freshwater sites associated with autochthonous canine pythiosis cases for a study of autochthonous canine pythiosis linked with freshwater exposure, Italy, 2021–2024. Dots indicate lakes linked to reported exposure histories. Labels summarize the number and year(s) of associated cases; asterisk indicates that 2 previously published cases (6) were included in the total count for that lake. Base map adapted from Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org)

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