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 …

Ehrlichiosis in dogs: A comprehensive review about the pathogen and its vectors with emphasis on south and east Asian countries

MU Aziz, S Hussain, B Song, HN Ghauri, J Zeb… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In dogs, ehrlichiosis is caused by three Ehrlichial species, namely
Ehrlichia canis, E. ewingii, and E. chaffeensis; however, E. canis is the pathogen that most …

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Egypt

A Selim, AD Alanazi, A Sazmand, D Otranto - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Dogs play an important role as reservoirs of many zoonotic vector-borne
pathogens worldwide, yet reports of canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) in Egypt are …

Diversity and geographic distribution of haplotypes of Dirofilaria immitis across European endemic countries

M Alsarraf, E Carretón, L Ciuca, A Diakou… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, is one of the most important
parasitic nematodes of domestic dogs, causing a potentially serious disease …

Concern for Dirofilaria immitis and Macrocyclic Lactone Loss of Efficacy: Current Situation in the USA and Europe, and Future Scenarios

A Diakou, RK Prichard - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dirofilaria immitis infection is one of the most severe parasitic diseases in dogs. Prevention
is achieved by the administration of drugs containing macrocyclic lactones (MLs). These …

[HTML][HTML] First clinical case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in a dog in Greece

G Sioutas, K Tsakou, C Top, F Jongejan… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), affecting human
health in Europe and Asia. Reports on canine clinical cases of TBE are rare, although dogs …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological niche modeling analysis (Cx. pipiens), potential risk and projection of Dirofilaria spp. infection in Greece

I Rodríguez-Escolar, RE Hernández-Lambraño… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vector-borne diseases continue to increase worldwide. Dirofilariosis is one of the most
common vector-borne zoonotic diseases, mainly caused by Dirofilaria spp.(D. immitis and D …

Tick-borne pathogens and diseases in Greece

A Efstratiou, G Karanis, P Karanis - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are recognized as a serious and growing public health
epidemic in Europe, and are a cause of major losses in livestock production worldwide. This …

Seroprevalence of Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and Dirofilaria immitis in Stray Dogs, from 2016 to 2019, in Southern Italy

A Petruccelli, G Ferrara, G Iovane, R Schettini… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A retrospective study was carried out on presence of canine vector-borne
disease (CVBD) antibodies in stray dogs in the Campania Region, from 2016 to 2019 …