First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal [PDF]
BACKGROUND : Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still scarce, with only Culex theileri identified to date, albeit with L1-2 ...
António de Almeida +6 more
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DIROFILARIASIS OF OCULAR ADNEXA AND ORBIT
Background: Dirofilariasis is a rare helminthosis caused by nematode worms Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Larvae of dirofilaria are most frequently localized subconjunctivally and are easily diagnosed.
E. E. Grishina, A. A. Ryabtseva
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AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, with D. repens as the most common one. Definitive hosts are usually dogs and other carnivores, while humans are accidentally included into the epizootic chain.
Viktoria Knežević +4 more
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Background Bam County, owing its geographical location, is one of the high‐risk areas of mosquito‐borne diseases due to its ecological, socioeconomic, and topographic characteristics, but it seems that no study has been done on the species composition and biodiversity of mosquitoes in this area, so the present study aimed at determining mosquito ...
Saideh Yousefi +4 more
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Autochthonous European dirofilariasis of the lung [PDF]
Two intrapulmonary round nodules were identified by x-ray examination in a 45-year old German woman during an examination conducted before her employment who had been complaining of pain in the right side of the thorax and of mild coughing irritation and
Eckert, J. +4 more
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Spatial distribution of vector borne disease agents in dogs in Aegean region, Turkey [PDF]
Objective. Assess the spatial distribution of seroprevalence of infection with or exposure to 4 vector-borne pathogens Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi and Dirofilaria immitis, across the coastal states of the Aegean ...
Abidin Atasoy +3 more
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The prevalence of canine dirofilariasis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Dirofilariasis, the disease caused by Dirofilaria spp., and in particular by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in canines, occurs frequently in canids and felids, and occasionally in humans, in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical ...
Zhu Ying +4 more
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Hypertrophic Osteopathy Associated With Intrathoracic Masses in 5 Dogs and Review of the Literature
This study describes the clinical and radiographical findings of hypertrophic osteopathy in 5 female mature adult dogs with pulmonary and mediastinal masses. Besides, the literature review from the past to today provides information about the disease.
Mehmet Alper Cetinkaya +5 more
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Dirofilariasis canina y otras parasitosis filariales : incidencia, diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevención [PDF]
El objeto del presente trabajo es hacer una revisión de la incidencia, cuadro clínico, diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevención de la Dirofilariasis canina, además de su diagnóstico diferencial con otros parásitos filariales que afectan a nuestros perros y ...
Rodríguez García, J. F.
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Comparison of selected canine vector-borne diseases between urban animal shelter and rural hunting dogs in Korea [PDF]
A serological survey for Dirofilaria immitis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Borrelia burgdorferi infections in rural hunting and urban shelter dogs mainly from southwestern regions of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was conducted ...
Sun Lim +6 more
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