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Travelling safe? Risks associated to Dirofilaria spp. infection in dogs in a tourist destination
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesDirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, the causative agents of canine heartworm disease and subcutaneous dirofilariosis, respectively, are the most studied filarioid species, given their veterinary and public health significance.
Francesca Nonnis +12 more
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Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2015 Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra.
Archana Chintaman Choure +5 more
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New adhesive traps to monitor urban mosquitoes with a case study to assess the efficacy of insecticide control strategies in temperate areas [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Urban mosquitoes in temperate regions may represent a high nuisance and are associated with the risk of arbovirus transmission. Common practices to reduce this burden, at least in Italian highly infested urban areas, imply calendar-based ...
Caputo, Beniamino +5 more
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Genotypic assignment of infection by Dirofilaria repens
Parasitology International, 2002 Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease, which if treated inappropriately due to misdiagnosis, can cause unwanted complications particularly when the infection is located in the breast. The numerous obstacles that can cause misdiagnosis of dirofilariases by standard morphological procedures prompted the development of a Dirofilaria repens-specific direct
Vakalis, N +5 more
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Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis, Russia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 We report 14 cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, diagnosed from February 2003 through July 2004, in patients from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Serologic analysis showed evidence of high risk of exposure to D.
Laura H. Kramer +6 more
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Fibrous subcutaneous nodule caused by Dirofilaria repens
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2009 A case is described of subcutaneous dirofilariasis in a Greek woman who had visited many countries around the world, including areas of sub-Saharan Africa. The patient presented with a single hard subcutaneous nodule on the right cheek, with no cutaneous manifestations of early or long-standing onchocercal dermatitis or eye lesions.
Konstantina, Tzanetou +4 more
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Subcutaneous human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria Repens: Report of two cases
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011 Zoonotic filariasis due to Dirofilaria repens (D. repens) is prevalent in several regions of the world. In view of recent rise of human D. repens infections in Europe, Africa and Asia, it is considered an emerging zoonosis in these continents.
Harish S Permi +5 more
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Local transmission of the eye worm Thelazia callipaeda in southern Germany [PDF]
, 2018 This report describes the first assumed locally transmitted case of the eye worm Thelazia callipaeda in a dog living in southern Germany. A 4-year-old male golden retriever from the town of Bühl in north eastern Baden-Württemberg, about 10km from the ...
Deplazes, Peter +4 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We report human infection with a Dirofilaria repens nematode likely acquired in Senegal. An adult worm was extracted from the right conjunctiva of the case-patient, and blood microfilariae were detected, which led to an initial misdiagnosis of loiasis ...
Idzi Potters +2 more
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