Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are endemic throughout Europe and southern eastern
regions of Asia and reported with increasing frequency in Africa. Nevertheless, the …

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing
cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus …

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 …

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 …

Background Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, is one of the most important
parasitic nematodes of domestic dogs, causing a potentially serious disease …

Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) have increasingly become a focus of interest in
recent years. Some of the CVBDs are zoonotic and may therefore also represent a risk for …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a worldwide emerging zoonotic tick-borne pathogen
transmitted by Ixodid ticks and naturally maintained in complex and incompletely assessed …

In recent years, tick-borne diseases like ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis became widespread
worldwide threatening the health of both human and companion animals. Therefore, the aim …

Background Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD) have become a major concern for
canine and human public health. The aim of the study described here is to add …

During the last decades, Dirofilaria spp. infection in European dogs has rapidly spread from
historically endemic areas towards eastern and northeastern countries, but little or no …