ReviewWiener klinische Wochenschrift2017
Human Dirofilaria repens infections diagnosed in Slovakia in the last 10 years (2007-2017).
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Human dirofilariosis in Austria: the past, the present, the future.Parasites & vectors · 2021Pooled it
- Climate Change and Socioeconomic Vulnerability: The Carpathian Basin as a Potential Hotspot in the Dissemination of Dirofilaria repens in Europe.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Article
- A Rare Case Report of a HumanMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Molecular characterization ofOpen veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Autochthonous Human Dirofilaria repens Infection in Austria.Acta parasitologica · 2022Article
- Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
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- Different epidemiological pattern of canine dirofilariosis in two neighboring countries in Central Europe-the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Parasitology research · 2021Article
- A case of human Dirofilaria repens infection, causing an asymptomatic subcutaneous nodule.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe.Parasites & vectors · 2018Review
- Urbanization impact on mosquito community and the transmission potential of filarial infection in central Europe.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Xenomonitoring of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the Presence of Filarioid Helminths in Eastern Austria.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2018Article
- Ocular Dirofilariasis after Clinically Manifested Subcutaneous Migration of the Parasite: A Case Report.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
Human dirofilariosis is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis of Central Europe with climate change and globalization playing a key role in its spreading. Additionally, the occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. is strongly subject to a certain number of microfilaremic dogs and the presence of the mosquito vectors. Both conditions are fulfilled in Slovakia. The first human case of autochthonous dirofilariosis in Slovakia was diagnosed in 2007, 2 years after the infection had been observed in the Slovak dog population. Since then, a total of 12 human cases caused by Dirofilaria repens have been registered at the Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 7 subcutaneous, 4 ocular and 1 pulmonary; however, it is likely that some cases remain undiagnosed, seeing that this infection is still missed by physicians. Of the patients 9 were male and 3 were female and their age varied between 15 and 72 years (mean 49 years). The majority of those affected came from the southern regions of the country, bordering Austria and Hungary, which are considered to be endemic areas for canine dirofilariosis. In this paper all published and unpublished cases are reviewed, with a special emphasis on the rare pulmonary form of D. repens infection.
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