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Dirofilaria immitis Infection and First Molecular Characterization in Domestic Dogs From Areas of Northwest Mexico

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode of veterinary importance and zoonotic risk that has been reported in central and southern states of México, as a parasite of domestic and wild dogs. However, in the northwestern area of the country, its presence and prevalence are unknown.
Julián A. García-Montes   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathology and pathogenesis of dirofilariasis

open access: yes, 1988
Dirofilariasis is a multisystemic disorder with the lungs, heart, liver, and kidneys being the main organs affected. While the pathogenesis, pathology, and consequences of the disease have been the subject of many reviews most of the reports on the ...
Sutton, Richard H.
core   +1 more source

The prevalence of canine dirofilariasis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Species Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Various Coastal Bioecological Regions of Southern Iran

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Blood‐feeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) impose a major public‐health burden in tropical regions of the world. They transmit many pathogens to humans and domesticated animals. This study investigated the diversity and abundance of mosquito larvae and adults in nine bioecological regions of Bushehr Province, southern Iran, from May to December 2022.
Ebrahim Abbasi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral intraocular dirofilariasis

open access: yes, 2014
Ocular dirofilariasis mostly presents as a subconjunctival or eyelid lesion. [1] Intraocular dirofilarial infestation is rare. [2],[3] We report a case of a young woman who was accidentally detected to have a live motile worm in the anterior segment in ...
Viney Gupta   +4 more
core   +1 more source

AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT

open access: yesLiječnički vjesnik, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in High‐Risk Areas of Mosquito‐Borne Diseases in Southeastern Iran

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Ocular dirofilariasis: case reports

open access: yes, 2017
The article deals with the problem of ditofilariasis - the only facultative for the human in Russian Federation zoonotic parasitic helminth. Over the last years, there is a pronounced tendency to increased number of animals and humans dirofilariasis ...
O V Chudinova   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Hypertrophic Osteopathy Associated With Intrathoracic Masses in 5 Dogs and Review of the Literature

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Acquired narcolepsy secondary to a presumptive hypothalamic hamartoma in a young German wirehaired pointer dog

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2025.
Abstract A 3‐year‐old, male, entire, German wirehaired pointer dog was presented with a 2‐year history of paroxysmal episodes of collapse associated with reduced levels of consciousness. A magnetic resonance imaging study identified a single, ill‐defined, non‐contrast‐enhancing, intra‐axial mass lesion involving the hypothalamus.
Callum Atkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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