Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are endemic throughout Europe and southern eastern
regions of Asia and reported with increasing frequency in Africa. Nevertheless, the …

During the last decades, Dirofilaria spp. infection in European dogs has rapidly spread from
historically endemic areas towards eastern and northeastern countries, but little or no …

Abstract Between April and September 2017, blood samples were collected from 344
randomly selected dogs older than 1 year in 180 settlements of 19 counties in Hungary. The …

Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several
species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs …

Hungary was not considered to be a heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) endemic country until
2007, when the first autochthonous canine infection was described. Herein we report …

A study on the occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis and its vectors was carried out in order to
assess the prevalence of the disease in dogs in previously non-endemic areas of southern …

The island of Gran Canaria is a hyperendemic area for canine dirofilariasis. The aim of the
present study was to provide data on Dirofilaria immitis in dogs, cats, and humans on this …

Abstract The Central Upper-Rhine (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is one of the warmest
regions in Germany and also harbours abundant numbers of mosquitoes. Case reports on …

Eight-hundred and forty eight dogs (480 females and 368 males) not on chemoprophylaxis
were examined for Dirofilaria immitis infection from 2001 to 2002. Three-hundred and thirty …

Abstract Background Two main Dirofilaria species infect dogs: D. immitis and D. repens.
While D. immitis has a worldwide distribution, D. repens is currently found only in Europe …