background: to report a case of orbital dirofilariasis from a patient in abadan city southwest iran. case report: a 54- year- old woman referred to abadan oil company hospital, southwest iran with the symptoms of tearing, irritation, swelling, and itching of the right eye. in ophthalmoscopy, a live worm was observed in sub- conjunctival space. the worm was removed and sent to the laboratory. th...

The dog parasite Dirofilaria immitis can infect humans. Patients with pulmonary dirofilariasis were tested for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the surface protein of Wolbachia, the bacterial endosymbiont of D. immitis. These patients showed significantly higher IgG titers than healthy individuals from areas in which D. immitis was endemic as well as areas in which it was not endemic. ...