Since dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis is a vector-borne disease, its distribution
depends on environmental conditions as well as demographic factors and the management …

Coastal lowlands in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, support high numbers of heartworm-
infected dogs. Microfilariae of heartworm need to be ingested by a potencial mosquito vector …

Abstract Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) and Dirofilaria repens (Railliet & Henry, 1911) are
mosquito-borne filarial nematodes that primarily affect dogs, causing heartworm disease …

Dirofilaria repens and recently Dirofilaria immitis are known to be endemic in Hungary.
Since there is no related research on Dirofilaria carrier mosquito species from Hungary, we …

Dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens is endemic in dogs from countries of
the Mediterranean basin. Both species may infect humans, with most of the infected patients …

Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are mosquito‐borne filarioids of zoonotic concern,
which primarily cause canine heartworm disease (HWD) and subcutaneous dirofilariosis …

Natural infections with Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy) in a population of mosquitoes and dogs and
its antibodies in a human population were surveyed in Miki City, a rural area of Japan, to …

Background Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis are filarioid helminths with domestic and wild
canids as main hosts and mosquitoes as vectors. Both species are known to cause zoonotic …

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are transmitted by
bloodsucking culicid mosquitoes belonging to Culex, Aedes, Ochlerotatus, Anopheles and …

Dirofilaria immitis, a common and widely distributed parasite of dogs in tropical and
temperate areas of the world, sometimes infects man (Ciferri, 1982). Although this species of …