Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in mosquitoes from Corsica Island, France [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are the main causative agents of heartworm disease and subcutaneous dirofilariasis in domestic and wild canids, respectively.
Laidoudi Younes +7 more
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Subconjunctival Dirofilaria Repens [PDF]
Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2014 Dirofilariasis is a relatively rare zoonotic disease that affects mainly dogs. The two most common representatives are Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria nochtiella.
Neichev I. +3 more
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Circulation of Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis in Moldova [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2016 Over the last two decades, a significant spread of dirofilariasis has been observed in eastern and central Europe. However, data on the circulation of Dirofilaria spp. in Moldova were absent although direct neighbor states reported high incidence rates of human dirofilariasis.Daily mean temperature data were used to calculate Dirofilaria spp ...
Șuleșco, Tatiana +5 more
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Dirofilariasis of breast mimicking malignancy – A rare entity
Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2023 Human dirofilarial infection usually presents as pulmonary coin lesion or as subcutaneous nodule. We report the case of a 60-year-old female presented clinically with swelling in the lower-outer quadrant of the right breast for 2 weeks.
Sudha Srinivasan, M Srinivaasan
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Aberrant migration and surgical removal of a heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) from the femoral artery of a cat. [PDF]
, 2018 A cat was evaluated for an acute-onset of right pelvic limb paresis. Thoracic radiographs revealed normal cardiac size and tortuous pulmonary arteries.
Balsa, Ingrid M +8 more
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Ocular Dirofilaria repens: not rare
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Aim: To report three cases of ocular Dirofilaria repens. Methods: Three patients, who presented to us with mass in preseptal and orbital region, and were not improving with parenteral and oral steroids, were investigated.
Usha Kim, Mohit Gupta, N. Vidhya, Shanti
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Filariasis of the Axilla in a Patient Returning from Travel Abroad: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The term filariasis comprises a group of parasitic infections caused by helminths belonging to different genera in the superfamily Filaroidea.
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Life, 2022 Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria.Dirofilaria immitis is cosmopolitan as regards its distribution in animals, being responsible for human pulmonary dirofilariasis in the New World.
Andrea Palicelli +4 more
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Exposure to selected pathogens in Geoffroy's cats and domestic carnivores from central Argentina [PDF]
, 2012 Wild carnivores share a high percentage of parasites and viruses with closely related domestic carnivores. Because of increased overlap and potential contact with domestic species, we conducted a retrospective serosurvey for 11 common carnivore pathogens
Ferreyra, Hebe del Valle +4 more
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Efficacy of Two Common Methods of Application of Residual Insecticide for Controlling the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in Urban Areas [PDF]
, 2015 After its first introduction in the 1980's the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), has spread throughout Southern Europe. Ae. albopictus is considered an epidemiologically important vector for the transmission of many viral pathogens such as ...
Baseggio, A. +6 more
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