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Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis

Cureus, 2023
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. A 16-year-old boy presented with forearm swelling of two months duration. Imaging studies revealed a parasitic cyst. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and pharmacotherapy with diethylcarbamazine was given.
Joseph, Meghna, Krishna, Mrinal Murali, Vijayan, Akhil   +2 more
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Comparison of fibroblast growth factor 19 concentrations between dogs with and without gallbladder mucoceles

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 38, Issue 5, Page 2518-2522, September/October 2024.
Abstract Background Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) is an enterohepatic hormone the synthesis of which is stimulated by bile acid activation of the nuclear farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in ileal enterocytes. Increased production of FGF19 downregulates hepatocyte bile acid synthesis and gluconeogenesis, while concurrently upregulating hepatocyte ...
Vy Ngoc Yen Truong, Chin‐Chi Liu, Jillian Myers, Mayzie Miller, Amanda Yang, Jeongha Lee, Nancy Welborn, Andrea N. Johnston   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orbital Dirofilariasis Masquerading As Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2022
Purpose: To report a 12-year-old patient with a rapid growing orbital mass and imaging findings suggestive of rhabdomyosarcoma that was found to be dirofilariasis after mass resection.
Farzad Pakdel, Hadi Ghadimi, Zohreh Nozarian, Fahimeh Asadi Amoli, Niloofar Pirmarzdashti, Morteza Karimi, Mohammad Mehrpour   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dirofilariasis mouse models for heartworm preclinical research [PDF]

, 2023
Amy E. Marriott, Jessica L Dagley, Shrilakshmi Hegde, Andrew Steven, Crystal Fricks, Utami DiCosty, Abdelmoneim Mansour, Edward J. Campbell, Craig M. Wilson, Fabian Gusovsky, Stephen A. Ward, W.D. Hong, Paul M. O’Neill, Autumn Moorhead, S. McCall, John W. McCall, Mark J. Taylor, Joseph D. Turner   +17 more
openalex   +1 more source

Rescue and rehabilitation of maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in Paraguay: Case description

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2024.
A juvenile female maned wolf was rescued, and health assessments were conducted to establish health status. These assessments included biometrics, blood and chemistry, serum antibodies, dermatology, ophthalmology, mouth assessment, X‐rays and ultrasound, orthopaedics and copro‐parasitology.
Joerg Richard Vetter Hiebert, José Gaspar Petters Cabrera, Santhiago Benítez del Puerto, Roger González Vatteone, Marlene Florentín Morel, Diego Augusto Dacak Aguilera, César Esteban Brítez Valinotti, Raquel Ramírez Diarte, Lilian Maria González González, Carlos Coronel Díaz, Paola Osorio, Walter Cardozo, Fátima Bracho, Claudia Raquel Soto, Nilsa Melissa Domínguez Barreto, Antonio Alejandro Sciabarrasi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunoreactivity of canine, feline, and equine D‐dimer with antibodies to human D‐dimer

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 187-196, January/February 2024.
Abstract Background Commercially available D‐dimer assays use antibodies against human D‐dimer, with limited sensitivity and specificity data in companion animals. Objectives To evaluate the immunoreactivity of D‐dimer in plasma of dogs, horses, and cats with commercially available antibodies to human D‐dimer. Animals Plasma samples were collected from
Juliet E. Brown, Amir H. Noormohammadi, Natalie F. Courtman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subcutaneous and Pulmonary Dirofilariasis with Evidence of Splenic Involvement

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2016
Cases of human dirofilariasis have been reported in several countries around the world, including a large number in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.
Adarsha Selvachandran, Raymond J. Foley
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and Species Composition of Midgut Symbiotic Bacteria in Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Mosquitoes, notorious for their deadly impact as disease vectors, also hold economic value owing to their roles in disease transmission. The present study focuses on the importance of understanding mosquito gut microbiota for implementing innovative vector control strategies, thereby mitigating disease transmission.
Randi Hathnagoda, Pinidi Gunathilake, Thilini Buddhinee, Pabasara Welgama, Hasini Gunarathna, Harshani Perera, Koshila Ranasinghe, Rajib Chowdhury   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The trends of human dirofilariasis in Croatia: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow

One Health, 2020
Introduction: Human dirofilariasis is a disease historically linked to the Mediterranean area. For the last few decades, however, Dirofilaria nematodes have been spreading, both in terms of prevalence and the geographical expansion in non-endemic areas ...
Ana Pupić-Bakrač, Jure Pupić-Bakrač, Daria Jurković, Maja Capar, Lorena Lazarić Stefanović, Izabela Antunović Ćelović, Jasmina Kučinar, Adam Polkinghorne, Relja Beck   +8 more
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First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa

Infectious Disease Reports, 2015
Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection.
Krishnee Moodley, Chetna N. Govind, Abdool K.C. Peer, Marissa van der Westhuizen, Dharmesh Parbhoo, Lisa Ming Sun, Desiree C. du Plessis, John A. Frean   +7 more
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