… Patients and Methods Five of the six reviewed patients were German nationals and prior
to referral had traveled repeatedly as tourists to areas endemic for dirofilariasis. One patient …

… mainly by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens that affect dogs and humans all over the
world. Serbia is considered an endemic country to both forms of dirofilariasis, although most …

… cases have been diagnosed in areas where canine dirofilariasis has been endemic for
many years. The concentration of cases in an area is very likely due to the presence of one or …

… human, seven dogs, and two mosquito species indicate that this parasite is becoming endemic
… immitis does not appear to be endemic in Austria, but with regard to observations in the …

… ‐endemic regions including higher altitude regions in southwestern France and from northern
France (Alsace). As in Italy, most subcutaneous nodules in France occurred on the head, …

… of Dirofilaria inside the vector) and changes in human behavior … had traveled to regions known
to be endemic for Dirofilaria spp.… in confirmed human Dirofilaria cases corroborate that the …

… Human population living in endemic regions is prone to the risk of infection transmitted via
mosquitoes, with subsequent parasitic development in the subcutaneous tissue and mucosa, …

… Human dirofilariasis is an endemic … endemic areas [5,36]. Ongoing climate changes (global
warming) and global movement are considered the most important factors for dirofilariasis …

… border of the potential dirofilariasis endemic area in the … regions, the first indigenous cases
of human dirofilariasis were reported. Since then, indigenous cases of human dirofilariasis …

… Endemic regions of D. repens are located in many areas in Europe, however the total
number of cases described so far has been surprisingly low – 600 (Masny et al. 2013) in …