Canine and Human Dirofilariosis in the Rostov Region (Southern Russia)

Kartashev, Vladimir; Batashova, Irina; Kartashov, Sergey; Ermakov, Alexey; Mironova, A.A.; Kuleshova, Yulia; Ilyasov, Boris; Kolodiy, Irina; Klyuchnikov, A. D.; Ryabikina, E. V.; Babicheva, Marina; Levchenko, Yulia; Pavlova, R. P.; Pantchev, N.; Morchón, Rodrigo; Simón, F.

doi:10.4061/2011/685713

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“…In the area surrounding Rostov-onDon (southern Russia), the epidemiological profile has substantially changed over the last decade. In 1997, a prevalence of 30% was reported for D. repens (14), whereas in 2011, 20.25% of dogs were infected with Dirofilaria spp., 44.7% of which were infected with D. repens, 30.3% of which were infected with D. immitis, and 25% of which were coinfected with both species (197). Distribution patterns are also changing in the countries of southern Europe where Dirofilaria spp.…”

Section: Canine Dirofilariasismentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Each of these approaches provides information on different yet complementary aspects of human infections. The following data are based on previously reported retrospective reviews (103,148,197,226,302,328,391) and on bibliographic searches for recently reported cases. The worldwide distribution of human dirofilariasis, as it is currently known (Fig.…”

Section: Dirofilariasis In Human Hostsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic

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SUMMARY 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 distinct biological and clinical implications. At the same time, both D. immitis and D. repens are themselves hosts to symbiotic bacteria of the genus Wolbachia , the study of which has resulted in a profound shift in the understanding of filarial biology, the mechanisms of the pathologies that they produce in their hosts, and issues related to dirofilariasis treatment. Moreover, because dirofilariasis is a vector-borne transmitted disease, their distribution and infection rates have undergone significant modifications influenced by global climate change. Despite advances in our knowledge of D. immitis and D. repens and the pathologies that they inflict on different hosts, there are still many unknown aspects of dirofilariasis. This review is focused on human and animal dirofilariasis, including the basic morphology, biology, protein composition, and metabolism of Dirofilaria species; the climate and human behavioral factors that influence distribution dynamics; the disease pathology; the host-parasite relationship; the mechanisms involved in parasite survival; the immune response and pathogenesis; and the clinical management of human and animal infections.

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Section: Canine Dirofilariasismentioning

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Section: Dirofilariasis In Human Hostsmentioning

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Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic

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“…Epidemi-ological studies suggest that human dirofilariasis occurs in areas with high rates of canine infection (10,13). Cats may also be infected by D. repens or D. immitis.…”

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A Novel Dirofilaria Species Causing Human and Canine Infections in Hong Kong

Wong

Poon

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J Clin Microbiol

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Dirofilariasis is globally the commonest manifestation of zoonotic filariasis. We report the detection of a novel canine species causing human and canine dirofilariasis in Hong Kong. Three human cases occurring over 10 months were identified, one presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy, one with an abdominal subcutaneous mass, and one with a subconjunctival nodule. Transected worms recovered from the resected abdominal subcutaneous mass were morphologically compatible with Dirofilaria. The cox1 gene sequences of the three human isolates were identical; however, they were only 96.2% and 89.

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“…Nevertheless, data analysis revealed three regions with high levels of dirofilariasis. The Rostovsky region had the highest Dirofilaria infestation rates -242 cases [8,58,59,88,89], Nizhegorodsky region had the second highest -129 cases [58], and Volgogradsky district had the third highest -93 cases [59,90]. Warm climate conditions and high infestation rates of Dirofilaria in mosquitoes and dogs in Rostovsky and Volgogradsky regions contribute to high prevalence rates of human dirofilariasis.…”

Section: Human Dirofilarisismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dirofilaria spp. were frequency localised in the ocular area (more than 50% cases) [8,79,81,83,84,88,[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102] follow head and face [8,81,[88][89][90][91][92]96], upper limbs [8,88,89,92,[96][97][98][99][100], stomach [8,88,89], genitals [8,83,84,88,89,91,106,107], breast and knees [8,67,88,…”

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Dirofilariasis in Russian Federation: a big problem with large distribution

Tatyana¹,

Alexey²

2018

Russ Open Med J

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Dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria spp. is an important vector-borne and largely zoonotic disease. In Russia, dirofilariasis is caused by two agents D. immitis and D. repens. The present article provides detailed analyses of human and canine dirofilariasis methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease, with particular reference to the control programmes. Information has been summarised from literature in different languages that are not readily accessible to the international scientific community. Human dirofilariasis was first registered in Russia in 1915, and recent reports showed that the total number of infected humans increases on average by 1.8 times every three years. Human dirofilariasis was registered in 42 federal subjects. Totally 1162 cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis were registered in the Russian Federation between 1915-2013, the most frequently type of subcutanious dirofilariasis was ocular dirofilariasis (more than 50% cases). Seven cases of pulmonary dirofilarisis were registered in Russia. The treatment of human dirofilariasis includes surgical removal of worms only; in result preventive measure have major importance for reducing risk of Dirofilaria infection. Control programmes have been implemented by the government at all administrative levels including diagnosis and treatment of patients, identification, isolation, and treatment of infected dogs, monthly chemoprophylactic of dogs during spring-summer periods, and regular vector control.

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Canine and Human Dirofilariosis in the Rostov Region (Southern Russia)

Cited by 40 publications

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Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic

Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic

A Novel Dirofilaria Species Causing Human and Canine Infections in Hong Kong

Dirofilariasis in Russian Federation: a big problem with large distribution

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