Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the filarial nematodes of
dogs Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Depending on the species involved, human …

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 …

Human dirofilariosis is a relatively rare infection caused by filarial worms of the genus
Dirofilaria. We herein report the first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariosis in the …

The filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is currently considered to be one of the most
extensively spreading human and animal parasites in Europe. In Ukraine, reporting cases of …

Background Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection that continues to spread to
previously unaffected areas of Europe. In the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic …

Autochthonous Dirofilaria repens infections have been found in dogs and other carnivores in
most European countries. In the same countries, reports of human dirofilariasis are …

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

Sažetak Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by worms belonging to the genus
Dirofilaria. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and the hosts are usually dogs …

Human dirofilariosis is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis of Central Europe
with climate change and globalization playing a key role in its spreading. Additionally, the …

Purpose This report describes a rare autochthonous case of human D. repens infection in
Austria. Dirofilariosis is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that predominantly affects dogs …