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 …

The filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is currently considered to be one of the most
extensively spreading human and animal parasites in Europe. In Ukraine, reporting cases of …

Background The mosquito-borne filarial nematodes Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens
primarily affect dogs but also cats, causing heartworm disease or subcutaneous …

The Anopheles maculipennis complex comprises several sibling species including major
vectors of malaria parasites of historic Europe. In present-day Europe, these species are …

Abstract Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens Railliet et Henry, 1911 (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) is
a subcutaneous parasite of dogs and other carnivorous animals, with human acting as …

The seal heartworm Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Nematoda: Onchocercidae)
parasitizes the heart and pulmonary arteries of various phocid seals of the Northern …

Background Over the last two decades, a significant spread of dirofilariasis has been
observed in eastern and central Europe. However, data on the circulation of Dirofilaria spp …

After the eradication of endemic malaria in the mid-twentieth century, research on native
mosquito species was neglected in Europe for decades. With no evidence for the …

Recently concerns are increasing that dirofilarial nematodes may spread from endemic
areas in southern, eastern and central Europe to countries in northern regions of Europe …

We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed with a subcutaneous nodule
on the upper eyelid of his left eye. The patient reported multiple mosquito bites during …