Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several
species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs …

Dirofilariasis represents a zoonotic mosaic, which includes two main filarial species
(Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens) that have adapted to canine, feline, and human hosts with …

Climatic changes, together with an increase in the movement of cats and dogs across
Europe, have caused an increase in the geographical range of several vector borne …

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Nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria are currently considered emerging agents of parasitic
zoonoses in Europe. Climatic changes and an increase in the movement of reservoirs …

Climatic changes, together with an increase in the movement of dogs across Europe, have
caused an increase in the geographical range of Dirofilaria infections. The present paper is …

Background Considering the increasing importance of small animals travel medicine and
the spread of filariae with zoonotic potential to non-endemic European areas, routine filarial …

Current knowledge of animal and zoonotic helminthiases in which effects of climate change
have been detected is reviewed. Climate variables are able to affect the prevalence …

Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens, the causal agents of cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous
dirofilariosis, respectively, affect canine, feline and human populations with an increasing …

Dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens is endemic in dogs from countries of
the Mediterranean basin. Both species may infect humans, with most of the infected patients …