A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance

S Azari-Hamidian, B Norouzi, RE Harbach - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most significant arthropods of medical
importance because of the burden of diseases, such as malaria, encephalitis and filariasis …

Filarial worms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diversity in animals from Iran with emphasis on human cases

E Ghasemi, S Shamsinia, A Taghipour, D Anvari… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Current systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate the prevalence reports of filariasis
in animals in Iran along with human cases. Studies were screened, relevant papers were …

Two cases of ectopic dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria immitis in subconjunctival and subcutaneous tissues in dogs

YS Goh, HM Kim, B Alkathiri, HS Chang, YM Yoon… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report two cases of ectopic dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in the
subconjunctival and subcutaneous tissues of dogs. In Case 1, a 10-year-old female poodle …

Ocular Dirofilariasis: a report from Odisha

Z Shaikh, P Kar, S Mohanty, M Dey… - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report a case of ocular dirofilariasis in a 68-year-old man manifesting as pre-septal
abscess with gradually increasing swelling of the left eyelid and near complete ptosis of eye …

Review of Dirofilaria spp. infection in humans and animals in Iran

F Khamesipour, S Nezaratizade… - Research in …, 2021 - veterinaryscimed.com
Dirofilariasis is a metazoonoses transmitted by certain mosquito genera (Culicidae: Diptera).
Chiefly canids are the reservoirs of Dirofilaria spp. This article analyzed all published …

Application of Dirofilaria immitis immunoreactive proteins in serodiagnosis

M Khanmohammadi, R Falak, AR Meamar… - Parasite …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic global vector‐borne disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis. The
present study focuses on the somatic and excretory/secretory (E/S) proteins released from …

First time identification of subconjunctival Dirofilaria immitis in Turkey: giant episcleral granuloma mimicking scleritis

M Aykur, A Yağcı, S Simşek, M Palamar, B Yaman… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne disease that is present worldwide. This report describes a
giant subconjunctival granuloma which mimics scleritis, caused by D. immitis. A 60-year-old …