Dirofilariosis is a mosquito-borne disease of carnivors due, in Italy, to Dirofilaria repens and
D. immitis species which are sympatric in many areas. Nine more cases of human infection …

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

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 …

Dirofilariasis is one of the oldest known zoonotic infections of humans mainly caused by the
filarial parasites of the species Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, which primarily …

Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by Dirofilaria repens. It
has not been widely recognized in India. There is probably a focus of human infection with …

Introduction: DIROFILARIA sis or DIROFILARIOSIS is a mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) borne
metazoonotic disease, caused by different species of the nematod genus DIROFILARIA …

Purpose Dirofilariasis caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is mainly a disease
of dogs and other carnivores. Also, humans can be accidentally infected with this parasite …

Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria. Dirofilaria immitis
is cosmopolitan as regards its distribution in animals, being responsible for human …

Aims: Sixty new cases of human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens, occurring in Italy
between 1990 and 1999, are presented. This is the most extensive case study of this …

Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis are the most common filarial species affecting
humans in Europe. Dirofilaria repens causes subcutaneous or ocular infection, whereas D …