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AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT
Liječnički 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
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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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Autochthonous European dirofilariasis of the lung [PDF]
, 1993 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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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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First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan [PDF]
, 2014 Dirofilaria repens causes an emerging zoonotic disease in Europe, particularly in its southern part, the Mediterranean region. Many reports on human dirofilariosis have been published recently, but little is known about the wildlife hosts and reservoirs ...
Burazerović, Jelena +6 more
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Journal 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
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Journal 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
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Journal 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
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Diagnóstico microscópico y serológico de dirofilariasis en un mono chichico (Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi) [PDF]
, 2016 Heartworm disease is transmitted by zoo-anthropophylic mosquitoes and represents a disease of great importance to Public Health, since humans develop pulmonary nodular disease, or severe skin and ocular lesions.
Lasso Caicedo, Magaly Carolina
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Spatial distribution of vector borne disease agents in dogs in Aegean region, Turkey [PDF]
, 2014 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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