Dirofilaria repens is the causative zoonotic agent of subcutaneous dirofilariosis. Although
the American continent is considered currently free of D. repens infections, in the past few …

Dirofilariasis is a mosquito-borne disease caused by Dirofilaria parasites, affecting both wild
and domestic animals, including humans considered as accidental hosts. Dirofilaria repens …

Dirofilaria repens causes subcutaneous infection in dogs and cats, and is the main agent of
human dirofilariosis in Europe. Detection of D. repens is described in a dog from Portugal, a …

Dirofilariosis, caused by Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens, is (re-) emerging worldwide. Dogs
are the main reservoirs, while human infection has recently become an important focus of …

Dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic disease which is commonly caused by two Dirofilaria
species; Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. Humans are accidental dead-end hosts of …

Objectives To study the presence of dirofilarias in blood samples from dogs collected in a
semi-rural district near Santiago and to compare their frequency in dogs with and without …

Several cases of human subcutaneous/ocular dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria repens from
an area in the southeastern Spain where previous epidemiological studies have shown a …

Human infections caused by Dirofilaria repens, a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasitosis
endemic in Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia still is an underdiagnosed infection due …

Background Dirofilariosis is a potentially zoonotic parasitic disease, mainly transmitted by
mosquito vectors in many parts of the world. Data concerning the canine Dirofilaria species …

Subcutaneous dirofilariosis is a widely spread vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by
Dirofilaria repens. In the last years, a rise of human and animal cases of infection by D …