Dirofilaria immitis is the causal agent of heartworm diseases and of human pulmonary
dirofilariosis. The infection is transmitted by several species of culicid mosquitoes that are …

Seven hundred and twenty five female culicid mosquitoes were captured in an area of
Western Spain where Dirofilaria immitis is endemic. PCR was applied for the detection of …

Background Canine dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis is known to be endemic in
continental Portugal. However, information about the transmitting mosquito species is still …

Background Dirofilarioses are widespread diseases caused by mosquito-borne nematodes
of the family Onchocercidae, genus Dirofilaria. The major etiologic agent of canine …

To identify the host range of potential vectors of Dirofilaria immitis Leidy, the causal agent of
canine dirofilariasis, we studied the bloodmeal origin of mosquitoes trapped on two of the …

Dirofilaria immitis is one of the most frequently detected mosquito-transmitted zoonotic
filarioid nematode in mammals in Europe, being canine dirofilariosis a major animal health …

The cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-borne infection,
which can be transmitted to humans. The main hosts are both domestic and wild canids …

Studies were performed in an endemic area of Dirofilaria immitis in Spain to genetically
characterize the potential mosquito vector species present by means of DNA sequencing …

Dirofilariosis, known as one of the most widespread vector‐borne zoonotic diseases, is
caused by several different species of the nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, which can be …

Dirofilariasis, a mosquito-borne disease of dogs caused by the nematode Dirofilaria immitis
(Leidy; Spirurida: Onchocercidae), has now become a growing zoonotic concern. Based on …