Human dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens have been reported in Malaysia. This is the fourth reported case of dirofilariasis caused by D. repens. The patient was a Chinese male from Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia who presented with a one day history of redness and itchiness over the temporal aspect of his left eye. A worm was seen and later removed from beneath the co...

The heartworm Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and also infects humans. However, there has been no study on dirofilariasis in dogs in central China. From March 2015 to February 2016, sera from 1176 randomly selected household dogs from Henan province, central China were examined for D. immitis antigen using the Canine Heartworm Antig...

dirofilaria immitis is an important filarial nematode in dogs. in this study, age and sex distribution of this zoonotic nematode among dogs were investigated in northwest of iran in meshkin-shahr city. molecular characteristics of the isolates, based on cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene were compared to the isolates from other areas of the world.blood samples were collected from 91 dogs ...

BACKGROUND Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis are filarioid helminths with domestic and wild canids as main hosts and mosquitoes as vectors. Both species are known to cause zoonotic diseases, primarily pulmonary (D. immitis), ocular (D. repens), and subcutaneous (D. repens) dirofilariosis. Both D. immitis and D. repens are known as invasive species, and their distribution seems associated with c...

between july and august 2009, a total of two hundred crossbreed dogs in three contiguous littoralprovinces of guilan, mazandaran and golestan were sampled. circulating antigens and/or microfilariae ofdirofilaria immitis were found in 25.5% of dogs in the whole studied area. the highest infection rate wasfound in guilan (51.42%), followed by golestan and mazandaran provinces (15.38% and 7.69%, r...

background : mosquitoes are considered as the vectors of dirofilariasis and some vector borne disease in iran. the objective of this study was to determine the susceptibility level of the vectors to various insecticides recommended by who for any control measures in an endemic area in northwestern iran. methods : mosquito larval and adult collections were carried out using different methods pro...

The mosquito-borne filarial worm, Dirofilaria immitis, causes heartworm disease in dogs. Detection of this parasite in its mosquito intermediate host currently involves dissection and microscopic examination for larval stages. Although this method is used commonly as a screening tool for epidemiological surveys, it lacks both sensitivity and specificity. In this study, a more efficient PCR- and...

Zoonoses are infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans. Human dirofilariosis (caused by Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis) are among the helminthic zoonoses most frequently diagnosed in Europe. Indeed, human infections with Dirofilaria parasites are diagnosed with increasing frequency in many European countries and are currently included in the socalled emerging ...

Aim: To determine the seroprevalence of vector(tick)-borne Babesia canis, Babesia gibsoni, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burgdorferi and mosquito-borne Dirofilaria immitis in naturally exposed pet, working, and street dogs in Assam, India. Materials and Methods: Seroprevalence of B. canis and B. gibsoni was determined using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) kit and for D. immitis, E. can...