Current Risk of Dirofilariosis Transmission in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and the Balearic Islands (Spain) and Its Future Projection under Climate Change Scenarios [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Dirofilariosis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease whose distribution is linked to the presence of culicid mosquitoes. Spain and Portugal are considered endemic countries; however, the distribution of dirofilariosis is not uniform.
Iván Rodríguez-Escolar +5 more
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Unusual Masquerading Infraorbital Mass—A Case Report of Human Ocular Dirofilariosis Found in A Ukrainian Patient in Switzerland [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 A 78-year-old Ukrainian woman who had immigrated to Switzerland presented with a rapid growing subcutaneous infraorbital mass. Surgical excision of the mass revealed a well-circumscribed, encapsulated tumor, adherent to the skin.
Feliciana Menna +4 more
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Uncovering human Dirofilaria repens infections: new cases in Southern Italy [PDF]
ParasitologyDirofilaria repens is the primary etiological agent of human dirofilariosis in the Old World, with Italy reporting the highest number of cases in Europe. This study describes two new cases of D. repens infection in humans, in southern Italy, where canine
Lavinia Ciuca +10 more
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Computed Tomography Assessment of the Bronchial Lumen–Vertebral Body and Pulmonary Artery–Vertebral Body Relationships in Cats Naturally Infected with Immature Dirofilaria immitis [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesFeline heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is often underdiagnosed, particularly during its larval stage, known as Heartworm-Associated Respiratory Disease, (HARD).
Sara Nieves García-Rodríguez +5 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Dirofilaria immitis in Two Cats From Italy [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceDirofilaria immitis is a mosquito‐borne filarioid that primarily infects dogs. Infection of cats is infrequent, and diagnosis of feline cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis may be overlooked. Here we describe D.
Mariaelisa Carbonara +5 more
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Human dirofilariosis in Austria: the past, the present, the future
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Dirofilariosis is a vector-borne parasitosis caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria. In humans, who represent accidental hosts, dirofilariosis is mostly caused by Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. In Austria, the first
Katharina Riebenbauer +9 more
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Frecuencia de dirofilariosis en caninos de la localidad 3 de Cartagena, Bolívar (Colombia)
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, 2020 Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de dirofilariosis en caninos de la localidad 3 de la ciudad de Cartagena. Materiales y métodos: estudio correlacional de corte transversal.
V. Guerra-Luna +5 more
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Российский паразитологический журнал, 2020 The purpose of the research is to determine the main clinical signs of dirofilariosis in dogs, taking into account the peculiarities of animal exploitation and to analyze the efficacy and convenience of using some diagnostic techniques.
R. V. Slobodyanik, A. L. Kryazhev
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Animals, 2021 In order to evade the response of their hosts, helminth parasites have evolved precise and highly regulated mechanisms, including migration strategies of the larval stages. In regard to porcine ascariosis caused by Ascaris suum, its infective third-stage
Alicia Diosdado +3 more
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Dirofilariasis in Astrakhan Region: This Problem Today
Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2014 Objective: to analyze the current situation on dirofilariasis in Astrakhan region. Materials and methods. On the territory of Astrakhan region from 2001 to 2012 there was registered dirofilariosis in 43 people, among them 74.4 % women, 25.6 % men.
R.S. Arakelian +2 more
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