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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic parasitic infection transmitted from animals to humans by culicid mosquitoes. Although the disease can be caused by Dirofilaria spp. including Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, human ocular dirofilariasis
Razieh Parsa +4 more
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, 2014 Human pulmonary dirofilariasis (HPD) is a rare zoonotic infection caused by Dirofilaria immitis. Dogs 'are the definite hosts and humans are infected occasionally via a vector, generally a mosquito. Most thoracic neurilemmoma arise in the mediastinum and
Li, Chia-Ying;Chang, Yih-Leong;Lee, Yung-Chie +1 more
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Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2021 Dirofilaria is a parasitic nematode of domestic and wilds animals that can infect humans accidentally via the bite of potential vectors. Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens (D. repens) is prevalent in several regions of the world.
Joji Peter +3 more
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Subcutaneous dirofilariasis in children—An emerging zoonotic nematodal infection: A case series
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key clinical Message Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an infection caused by filarial worms. Due to the recent rise of human disease, it is considered as an emerging zoonosis. Most of the cases in children recorded in India had ocular infection; very
K. O. Varghese Tharakan +4 more
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2013 Subcutaneous Human Dirofilariasis is an uncommon zoonotic infection caused by Dirofilariarepens. The reports of this infection in humans in India are limited, although increasingly being reported worldwide. We report a case of Dirofilariasis with subcutaneous presentation from the state of Meghalaya and to emphasize the importance of considering this ...
A B, Khyriem +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case ReportsDirofilaria, a parasitic roundworm transmitted by mosquitoes, primarily affects dogs and cats, with humans as accidental hosts. In humans, subcutaneous, pulmonary, and ocular involvement are the most prevalent.
R Jyothi, NSD Raju, Biju Raju
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract With the introduction and adaptation of non‐native mosquitoes to cities, vector‐borne diseases are emerging concerns in the United States of America. A growing body of literature suggests that mosquito infestations and associated diseases are a greater burden in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas within the heterogeneous urban ecosystem ...
Sarah E. Rothman +2 more
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Update on cutaneous dirofilariasis
, 2017 International audienceDirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic infection that rarely affects humans and is caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Diroflaria transmitted by mosquitoes. Cutaneous dirofilariasis, due to D.
Berbis, P. +7 more
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Distribution of dirofilariasis in Omsk region [PDF]
, 2022 Background. Recently, in the Russian Federation, there has been a tendency to an increase in the number of registered cases of dirofilariasis among residents living in a temperate climate zone, including in Western Siberia. The species Dirofilaria repens
O. Yu. Starostina +5 more
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Severe Fibrosing Pleuritis Secondary to Chronic Chylothorax in a Domestic Cat
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Fibrosing pleuritis is a serious respiratory complication associated with chronic inflammation of the pleura, which leads to pleural thickening, atelectasis, or pulmonary entrapment, and an unfavorable prognosis. In cats, it is rare and is mainly caused by chylothorax—an effusion that is particularly irritating to the thoracic cavity.
Anna Carolina Pecini Silva +7 more
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