Aedes albopictus is a natural vector of Dirofilaria immitis in Italy

G Cancrini, AF Di Regalbono, I Ricci, C Tessarin… - Veterinary …, 2003 - Elsevier
… filarial species (Dirofilaria repens, D. immitis and Setaria labiatopapillosa Italian populations)
in a … albopictus originating from specimens collected in central Italy, so indicating that the …

New distribution patterns of Dirofilaria immitis in Italy

E Napoli, G De Benedetto, L Ciuca, A Bosco… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… by Dirofilaria repens and … Italian regions, while Dirofilaria immitis is considered sporadic in
the area, and negligible its risk of transmission to dogs (1–4). Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria

Leishmania infantum and Dirofilaria immitis infections in Italy, 2009–2019: changing distribution patterns

J Mendoza-Roldan, G Benelli, R Panarese, R Iatta… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Dirofilaria immitis prevalence showed significant differences … northern Italy, 7.75% in central
Italy and 4.97% in southern Italy … for Dirofilaria immitis in the three main macroareas of Italy. …

Evidence of Dirofilaria immitis in Felids in North-Eastern Italy

M Grillini, A Frangipane di Regalbono, C Tessarin… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dirofilaria immitis DNA was not amplified in positive samples, suggesting the … Dirofilaria
immitis is generally reported as being considerably distributed in the northern and central Italian

Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in dog and cat: a questionnaire study in Italy

M Genchi, L Rinaldi, L Venco, G Cringoli… - Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are vector-borne parasites of dogs and cats, with zoonotic
potential, endemic in many parts of Europe, including Italy. … immitis and D. repens was sent to …

Dirofilaria immitis in wolves recolonizing northern Italy: are wolves competent hosts?

B Moroni, L Rossi, PG Meneguz, R Orusa, S Zoppi… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Italy in the late 1920s [24]; however, individuals dispersing from the population survived in
peninsular Italyimmitis in wolves in recently recolonized northwestern Italy; (ii) to investigate, …

Risk of canine and human exposure to Dirofilaria immitis infected mosquitoes in endemic areas of Italy

G Capelli, A Frangipane di Regalbono, G Simonato… - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
… The occurrence of infections by Dirofilaria immitis in canine and human … immitis in endemic
areas. Data collected on dog- and human-bait traps in endemic areas of north-eastern Italy

Heartworm Disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in Two Roaming Dogs From the Urban Area of Castel Volturno, Southern Italy

M Santoro, G Miletti, L Vangone, L Spadari… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dirofilaria immitis is … immitis has spread in southern Europe including Italy. Few autochthonous
foci of infection have been reported in previously non-endemic areas of southern Italy

Dirofilaria immitis infection in the Pelagie archipelago: The southernmost hyperendemic focus in Europe

E Brianti, R Panarese, E Napoli… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… islands for the detection of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens by modified Knott's, …
immitis in the mosquito population of Linosa island is the southernmost report of HWD in Italy

Molecular Identification of New Cases of Human Dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria repens) in Italy

S Gabrielli, V Mangano, F Furzi, A Oliva, S Vita… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
immitis in several European countries, including Italy. They are efficient vectors transmitting
immitis have been reported in Europe from 1977 to 2016 [19]. Italy is traditionally endemic for …