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First molecular characterization of Dirofilaria Immitis in Cuba [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background Dirofilarioses are widespread diseases caused by mosquito-borne nematodes of the family Onchocercidae, genus Dirofilaria. The major etiologic agent of canine dirofilariosis in the American continent is the zoonotic parasite Dirofilaria immitis.
Lisset Roblejo-Arias, Cristian Díaz-Corona, Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas, Adrian A. Díaz-Sánchez, Zbigniew Zając, Joanna Kulisz, Aneta Woźniak, Sara Moutailler, Dasiel Obregon, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Belkis Corona-González, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz   +11 more
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Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasite related to pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans, its accidental hosts. We detected an autochthonous case of D. immitis infection in a woman from Slovakia.
Martina Miterpáková, Daniela Antolová, Jana Rampalová, Miroslava Undesser, Tomáš Krajčovič, Bronislava Víchová   +5 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Dirofilaria immitis in Two Cats From Italy [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito‐borne filarioid that primarily infects dogs. Infection of cats is infrequent, and diagnosis of feline cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis may be overlooked. Here we describe D.
Mariaelisa Carbonara, Luigi Venco, Elena Bossolini, Giulia Roncetti, Vanessa R. Barrs, Domenico Otranto   +5 more
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Vectors, host range, and spatial distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in Europe: a systematic review [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are mosquito-borne nematodes with dogs as primary hosts, but other mammalian species including humans can be also infected.
Carolin Hattendorf, Renke Lühken
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Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria striata (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) detected in wild carnivores from Texas, United States [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria striata (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) are epidemiologically important filarial nematodes detected in wild carnivores sympatric to domestic animals and humans.
Rafael A.N. Ramos, Hassan Hakimi, Jordan Salomon, Rachel E. Busselman, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Carolyn L. Hodo, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai   +7 more
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Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens: Investigating the Prevalence of Zoonotic Parasites in Dogs and Humans in a Hyperenzootic Area [PDF]

Animals
The mosquito-borne zoonotic nematode parasites Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens primarily affect dogs. In recent years, their distribution has expanded due to various factors influencing vector-borne pathogens.
Dimitris Dimzas, Georgios Aindelis, Andronki Tamvakis, Sapfo Chatzoudi, Katerina Chlichlia, Maria Panopoulou, Anastasia Diakou   +6 more
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Tomographic Evaluation of the Bronchial and Pulmonary Vascular Relationships in Cats Naturally Infected with Immature <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
García-Rodríguez SN, Matos JI, García-Guasch L, Mohr-Peraza E, Montoya-Alonso JA, Carretón E.   +5 more
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Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Due to Dirofilaria immitis: The First Italian Case Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis, with a Systematic Literature Review

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, Claudia Veggiani, Francesco Rivasi, Andrea Gustinelli, Renzo Boldorini   +4 more
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Emerging risk of Dirofilaria spp. infection in shelter dogs in southern Italy

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
In southern Italy, the number of autochthonous cases of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs has increased considerably. This also occurs in the Campania region, particularly in coastal areas, where infections with D.
Lavinia Ciuca, Valeria Caruso, Sergio Illiano, Antonio Bosco, Maria Paola Maurelli, Laura Rinaldi   +5 more
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Nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria Railliet et Henry, 1911, parasites of carnivorous mammals in Uzbekistan: spread and ecology

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2022
The purpose of the research is study of some issues of fauna, spread and ecology of nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria in biogeocenoses of Uzbekistan.Materials and methods. Nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria (D. immitis and D. repens) were collected from
A. A. Safarov, F. J. Akramova, J. A. Azimov   +2 more
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