Introduction Dirofilariasis, including heartworm disease, is a major emergent veterinary
parasitic infection and a human zoonosis. Currently, experimental infections of cats and …

Feline heartworm is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis. It is a
cosmopolitan disease that is continuously expanding. Spain is considered an endemic …

Purpose: Dirofilaria repens is an endemic parasite in Mediterranean countries that mostly
affects animals. Rarely, however, it can infect humans. This case series presents patients …

Abstract In 2016, the World Health Organization declared Sri Lanka as having successfully
eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health concern. However, in recent decades …

Dirofilariasis is globally the commonest manifestation of zoonotic filariasis. We report the
detection of a novel canine species causing human and canine dirofilariasis in Hong Kong …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the suitability of different reagents as safe
alternatives to 2% formalin in the modified Knott's test for the diagnosis of subcutaneous …

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an important neglected parasitic disease according to the World
Health Organization. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of human LF in …

The cornerstones of diagnosis of heartworm (HW) in dogs are the detection of circulating
antigen from adult female Dirofilaria immitis or the visualization of microfilariae in whole …

Subcutaneous dirofilariosis is a fast-spreading infection of dogs, and occasionally of other
carnivores and humans. Several factors contribute to its spread, including climate change …

Prevalence and risk factors of Leishmania infantum, Dirofilaria spp. and other potentially
zoonotic or canine-specific endoparasite infections were assessed in 639 kennel dogs from …