Recurrent subcutaneous human Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens after surgical removal of the worm and anthelmintic treatment

Lupşe, Mihaela; Mircean, Viorica; Cavaşi, Adriana; Mihalca, AD

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-7-s1-p3

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“…There are several reports about autochthonous occurrence in humans and not only in endemic areas, but also in countries including Poland, Austria, Slovakia, and Romania [3,[25][26][27]. At our Departments, we have diagnosed five dirofilariasis cases from 2010 to 2012.…”

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Description of five dirofilariasis cases in South Hungary and review epidemiology of this disease for the country

Dóczi

Bereczki

Gyetvai

et al. 2015

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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Description of five dirofilariasis cases in South Hungary and review epidemiology of this disease for the country

Dóczi

Bereczki

Gyetvai

et al. 2015

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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“…The number of human dirofilariasis cases in Europe has increased from 264 (between 1995 and 1999) to 1782 (between 2000 and 2013), with epidemiological models predicting the evolution of this zoonosis from "emergent" to "endemic" status (Genchi et al 2011 b). So far, only a few isolated cases of human dirofilariasis have been reported in Romania, all of them in the south (Manescu et al 2009;Popescu et al 2012) and west of the country (Lupse et al 2014). Diagnoses were based on morphologic exams of the parasites in most of the cases, as molecular tests for parasitic species identification in Romania are limited to a few veterinary research laboratories.…”

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Dirofilariasis – an emergent human parasitosis in Romania

Arbune¹,

Dobre²

2015

Acta Parasitologica

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Changing vector habitats due to climate change increase the risk of less common vector-borne diseases spreading to temperate areas. An example of such a disease is dirofilariasis. The present article is a case presentation of ocular dirofilariasis. The peculiarities of this case and its implications to public health are presented herein, in addition to a literature review of the epidemiological data regarding dirofilariasis in dogs and humans. A16-year-old adolescent, who had never travelled outside Galaţi County, was admitted to the hospital's pediatric department with conjunctival edema, foreign body perception, redness and local pain in the left eye. A parasitological exam identified Dirofilaria repens. The outcome of the condition was favorable. Although canine dirofilariasis is more often encountered by veterinary practices, only few human cases had hither to been reported in Romania, none in Galaţi County. A national Romanian prevalence study on dirofilariasis in animals is called for in order to improve the management of the disease, both in veterinary and human medicine.

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“…Although little information is available on the treatment of D. repens in animals, surgical removal of the nodule remains the treatment of choice in human medicine. Albendazole, diethylcarbamazine, and ivermectin are recommended to prevent their recurrence [21,22].…”

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Animal and Human Dirofilariasis in India and Sri Lanka: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Thilakarathne

Yuen

Hassan

et al. 2023

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Dirofilariasis is an emerging vector-borne tropical disease of public health importance that mainly affects humans and dogs. Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are the two well-documented dirofilariasis-causing filarioid helminths of both medical and veterinary concerns in India and Sri Lanka. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to describe and summarize the current evidence of dirofilariasis prevalence and distribution in India and Sri Lanka. Interestingly, D. repens is reported to circulate in both dogs (prevalence of 35.8% (95% CI: 11.23–60.69)) and humans (97% of published case reports) in India and Sri Lanka, but D. immitis is reported to be present in the dog populations in India (prevalence of 9.7% (95% CI: 8.5–11.0%)), and so far, it has not been reported in Sri Lanka. This peculiar distribution of D. immitis and D. repens in the two neighbouring countries could be due to the interaction between the two parasite species, which could affect the pattern of infection of the two worm species in dogs and thus influence the geographical distribution of these two filarial worms. In medical and veterinary practice, histopathology was the most commonly used diagnostic technique (31.3%; 95% CI 2.5–60.2%). The low specificity of histopathology to speciate the various Dirofilaria spp. may lead to misdiagnosis. It was identified in this study that several regions of India and Sri Lanka have not yet been surveyed for dirofilariasis. This limits our understanding of the geographical distribution and interspecies interactions of the two parasites within these countries. Parasite distribution, disease prevalence, and interspecies interactions between the vectors and the host should be targeted for future research.

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Recurrent subcutaneous human Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens after surgical removal of the worm and anthelmintic treatment

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Description of five dirofilariasis cases in South Hungary and review epidemiology of this disease for the country

Description of five dirofilariasis cases in South Hungary and review epidemiology of this disease for the country

Dirofilariasis – an emergent human parasitosis in Romania

Animal and Human Dirofilariasis in India and Sri Lanka: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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