The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in the Old World

C Genchi, LH Kramer - Veterinary parasitology, 2020 - Elsevier
Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are endemic throughout Europe and southern eastern
regions of Asia and reported with increasing frequency in Africa. Nevertheless, the …

What has happened to heartworm disease in Europe in the last 10 years?

R Morchón, JA Montoya-Alonso, I Rodríguez-Escolar… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis is a vector-borne disease that affects
canids and felids, both domestic and wild, throughout the world. It is a chronic disease which …

Current distribution of selected vector-borne diseases in dogs in Spain

JA Montoya-Alonso, R Morchón… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Currently, climate change, modifications of landscapes and habitats due to human activities,
as well as an increase in the movement of reservoirs and new species of competent vectors …

The global status of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published articles

D Anvari, E Narouei, A Daryani, S Sarvi… - Research in veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic filarial nematode responsible for heartworm disease in
domestic as well as wild canines and felines and pulmonary or cutaneous infections in …

The complexity of zoonotic filariasis episystem and its consequences: a multidisciplinary view

F Simón, J González-Miguel… - BioMed Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne transmitted helminthic zoonosis affects the health and economy of both
developing and developed countries. The concept of episystem includes the set of …

Assessment heartworm disease in the Canary Islands (Spain): risk of transmission in a Hyperendemic area by ecological niche modeling and its future projection

R Morchón, I Rodríguez-Escolar, REH Lambraño… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused
by the nematode parasite Dirofilaria immitis. This disease is cosmopolitan and mainly affects …

Does co-infection with vector-borne pathogens play a role in clinical canine leishmaniosis?

M Baxarias, A Álvarez-Fernández… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background The severity of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum might
be affected by other vector-borne organisms that mimic its clinical signs and …

Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in mosquitoes from Corsica Island, France

L Younes, H Barré-Cardi, S Bedjaoui, N Ayhan… - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are the main causative agents
of heartworm disease and subcutaneous dirofilariasis in domestic and wild canids …

Current risk of Dirofilariosis transmission in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and the Balearic Islands (Spain) and its future projection under climate change …

I Rodríguez-Escolar, RE Hernández-Lambraño… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria spp.) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that
mainly affects canids and felids, both domestic and wild, and accidentally humans. In Spain …

Prevalence of heartworm in dogs and cats of Madrid, Spain

JA Montoya-Alonso, R Morchón, Y Falcón-Cordón… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Dirofilaria immitis causes heartworm disease, a chronic and potentially fatal
cardiopulmonary disease which mainly affects dogs and cats. It is present in most of Spain …