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 …

Abstract Background Two main Dirofilaria species infect dogs: D. immitis and D. repens.
While D. immitis has a worldwide distribution, D. repens is currently found only in Europe …

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 …

Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic filarial nematode responsible for heartworm disease in
domestic as well as wild canines and felines and pulmonary or cutaneous infections in …

Abstract Between April and September 2017, blood samples were collected from 344
randomly selected dogs older than 1 year in 180 settlements of 19 counties in Hungary. The …

Dirofilariasis is a fast-spreading disease of dogs and humans in Europe. We investigated
whether Dirofilaria spp. have spread northwards in Europe, invading the Baltic countries …

Background Filarioids are vector-borne parasitic nematodes of vertebrates. In Europe, eight
species of filarioids, including zoonotic species, have been reported mainly in domestic …

Canine dirofilarioses are mosquito-borne zoonotic diseases with a continuous expansion of
their geographical distribution, as a consequence of different climatic and ecological factors …

Subcutaneous dirofilariosis is a fast-spreading infection of dogs, and occasionally of other
carnivores and humans. Several factors contribute to its spread, including climate change …

Different nematodes affect canines, however Acanthocheilonema reconditum was
considered mostly a non-pathogenic parasite. Climate change, animal migration, and other …