Molecular detection and investigation of the presence of dirofilariosis causative agent in dogs on the territory of Belgrade [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2016 Dirofilariosis in dogs is a parasitic disease caused by the strains Dirofilaria immitis and D. Repens. Dirofilaria immitis parasitizes in the right side of the heart and pulmonary artery, causing considerable functional impairment of the heart ...
Davitkov Dajana +6 more
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Change in the Distribution Pattern of Dirofilaria immitis in Gran Canaria (Hyperendemic Island) between 1994 and 2020. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Montoya-Alonso JA +6 more
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Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in filarial nematodes: from nematode development to diagnostics [PDF]
, 2016 Parasitic nematodes have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to communicate with their hosts in order to survive and successfully establish an infection. The transfer of RNA within extracellular vesicles (EVs) has recently been described as a mechanism that
Babayan, S.A. +2 more
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Human Intraocular Filariasis Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Nematode, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 A case of human intraocular dirofilariasis is reported from northern Brazil. The nematode was morphologically and phylogenetically related to Dirofilaria immitis but distinct from reference sequences, including those of D.
Domenico Otranto +9 more
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Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum, filariae and Wolbachia spp. in dogs from southern Portugal [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis caused by the nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonoses widely present in the Mediterranean basin.
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Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2019 Background: The purpose of this study was molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Wolbachia species of Dirofilaria immitis. Methods: Adult filarial nematodes were collected from the cardiovascular and pulmonary arterial systems of naturally ...
Majid Khanmohammadi +5 more
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Isolation and Diagnosis Intestinal Helminthes from Stray Dogs in Kirkuk [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2022 In the present study 30 stray dogs were collected, dissected and diagnosed in order to recognition on intestinal parasitic helminthes. The results demonstrated that 50% of total 30 stray dogs were found to be infected with intestinal parasitic helminthes.
Husain F. Hassan, Sabreen Y. Gaieb
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First Autochthonous Infection of a Cat with Dirofilaria immitis in Austria
Pathogens, 2021 This case report is about a seven-year-old male neutered European Shorthair cat infected by Dirofilaria immitis as the first reported autochthonous Dirofilaria immitis infection in Austria. There was no history of periods abroad.
Lisa-Maria Kulmer +7 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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An Interesting Case of a Subcutaneous Nodule [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease which is caused by the filarial nematodes, Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Dirofilariae are transmitted to humans via mosquito bites. Human Dirofilariasis presents commonly as subcutaneous nodules,
Basavaprabhu Achappa +2 more
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