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A study on canine dirofilariasis in selected areas of Sri Lanka

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objectives Canine dirofilariasis is a mosquito borne zoonotic filarial parasitic disease caused by Dirofilaria species. In Sri Lanka, human dirofilariasis is endemic and well documented. Even though canine dirofilariasis is an established infection among
Randima Dasanayake, Thivya Balendran, Dhilma Atapattu, Devika Iddawela   +3 more
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A retrospective study of the aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs presented to a small animal teaching hospital in Greece. [PDF]

Vet Rec Open
Abstract Background The aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs is currently uncertain. Our aim was to investigate the aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs with and without thrombocytopenia. Methods The database of a teaching hospital was retrospectively searched for dogs with increased mean platelet volume (>14.4 fL) over a ...
Oikonomidis IL, Antoniadis H, Papathanasiou A, Tsouloufi TK, Kousi T, Kalafati MR, Kritsepi-Konstantinou M.   +6 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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Stakeholder opinion‐led study to identify canine priority diseases for surveillance and control in the UK

Veterinary Record, Volume 193, Issue 9, 4/11 November 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Many pathogens cause disease in dogs; however, meaningful surveillance in small companion animals is often only possible for the most impactful diseases. We describe the first stakeholder opinion‐led approach to identify which canine infectious diseases should be prioritised for inclusion in surveillance and control strategies in ...
Carmen Tamayo Cuartero, Alan D. Radford, Eszter Szilassy, J. Richard Newton, Fernando Sánchez‐Vizcaíno   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

STUDY ON DIROFILARIOSIS IN MILITARY DOGS WITHIN THE ARMY OF SERBIA

Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease, caused with Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. Dirofilariasis can appear as a heart form and as a cutaneus form.
Dušan Pajković, Sara Savić, Predrag Veljković, Živoslav Grgić   +3 more
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Expert opinion on the identification, risk assessment, and mitigation of microorganisms and parasites relevant to xenotransplantation products from pigs

Xenotransplantation, Volume 30, Issue 5, September/October 2023., 2023
Abstract Xenotransplantation has the potential to address shortages of organs available for clinical transplantation, but concerns exist regarding potential risks posed by porcine microorganisms and parasites (MP) to the health of human recipients. In this study, a risk‐based framework was developed, and expert opinion was elicited to evaluate porcine ...
Huybert Groenendaal, Solenne Costard, Reid Ballard, Stephen Bienhoff, Diana C. Challen, Brandon J. Dominguez, Douglas R. Kern, Dan Miller, Jeske Noordergraaf, Larisa Rudenko, Henk‐Jan Schuurman, Tom Spizzo, Matthew Sturos, Bill Zollers, Jay A. Fishman   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dirofilariasis in Russian Federation: a big problem with large distribution

Russian Open Medical Journal, 2018
Dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria spp. is an important vector-borne and largely zoonotic disease. In Russia, dirofilariasis is caused by two agents D. immitis and D. repens.
Tatyana V. Moskvina, Alexey V. Ermolenko
doaj   +1 more source

Ophthalmic Dirofilariasis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
To report a rare case of ophthalmic dirofilariasis in a 68-year-old man with sudden, intense pain and itching in the left eye. The nematode was located in the eye and recognized as Dirofilaria repens.Slit-lamp examination disclosed a moving nematelminth under the bulbar conjunctiva of the left eye.
Arvanitis, PG, Vakalis, NC, Damanakis, AG, Theodossiadis, GP   +3 more
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Blindness associated with presumed bilateral optic neuritis and sphenoid bone osteomyelitis in a dog with leishmaniosis

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Leishmaniosis is an uncommon, non‐endemic disease of dogs in the United Kingdom, associated with a range of clinical signs. An 11‐month‐old, neutered, female crossbreed recently imported from Macedonia was presented for evaluation of progressive weight loss, lameness and acute vision loss.
Ben Safrany, James Rushton, Paul Y. Barthez, Andrea Holmes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Meghna Satish Palewar, Vaishali Babanrao Dohe, Swati Shankarrao Mudshingkar, K Madhuri, Renu Satish Bharadwaj   +5 more
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