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 …

This study describes two different manifestations of Dirofilaria repens infection in sibling
dogs with microfilaremia. Dog 1, asymptomatic, harbored a gravid female of D. repens on …

In Europe, the zoonotic parasite Dirofilaria repens continues to spread northward. We
describe three likely autochthonous canine microfilaremic D. repens infections from Estonia …

Dirofilaria repens infection was diagnosed in a dog that had been imported to Norway from
Hungary three years previously. The dog was a four-year-old castrated male mixed-breed …

Dirofilaria repens is an endemic, zoonotic parasite of carnivores, causing subcutaneous
dirofilariasis, which is mostly asymptomatic. The aim of this study was to describe 22 cases …

Aosta Valley is the only region of Italy free of reported human cases of dirofilariosis due to
Dirofilaria repens. Nonetheless, the retrospective analysis of five locally acquired D. 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 …

The genus Dirofilaria includes various species that are natural parasites of dogs, cats, foxes,
and wild mammals, transmitted by mosquito vectors. Dirofilaria repens is commonly …

Dirofilaria repens is an endemic mosquito-borne pathogen widely spread throughout
Europe and other non-Europen regions. Infection by D. repens has been reported in dogs …

Canine dirofilarioses are mosquito-borne zoonotic diseases with a continuous expansion of
their geographical distribution, as a consequence of different climatic and ecological factors …