The American Heartworm Society (AHS) recommends the three-dose alternate melarsomine
therapeutic regimen, together with a macrocyclic lactone (ML) to reduce new infections and …

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonotic
parasites which affect mainly dogs and humans worldwide. In Iran, information about the …

Although Dirofilaria immitis in dogs is considered enzootic in northern Greece, the available
data on the occurrence of infection in southern parts of the country demonstrate its scarcity …

Dirofilaria repens is a paradigmatic example of an emerging vector-borne pathogen (VBP) in
both human and veterinary fields. The spatial expansion and the increasing zoonotic impact …

Wolbachia has an obligatory mutualistic relationship with many onchocercid nematodes of
the subfamilies Dirofilariinae and Onchocercinae. Till date, no attempts have been made for …

The scientific literature on dog filariasis has expanded considerably in the last decade. From
a search on the most used database, Pubmed (https://pubmed. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/? term …

Dirofilaria immitis infection is routinely detected in dogs during veterinary care in tropical and
subtropical regions worldwide. Parasitological tests for the detection of this infection are …

The vectorial role of blood-sucking arthropods, other than mosquitoes, has been explored
for Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens which are filarioids of increasing interest due to …

Dirofilariasis is an infectious disease caused by species of the Dirofilaria genus. It is
manifested by the appearance of a subcutaneous swelling, especially in the eye region. We …

Blood-feeding arthropods are involved in the transmission of several pathogens that have a
major impact on public health. Entomological investigations highlighted the composition …