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ArticleOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2020

The trends of human dirofilariasis in Croatia: Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow.

Ana Pupić-Bakrač, Jure Pupić-Bakrač, Daria Jurković, Maja Capar, Lorena Lazarić Stefanović, Izabela Antunović Ćelović, Jasmina Kučinar, Adam Polkinghorne, Relja Beck

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Article in One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana Pupić-BakračDepartment of Ophthalmology, General Hospital Zadar, Bože Peričića 5, 23 000, Zadar, Croatia.
Jure Pupić-BakračDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital Zadar, Bože Peričića 5, 23 000, Zadar, Croatia.
Daria JurkovićDepartment for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Maja CaparDepartment of Infectology, General Hospital Pula, Zagrebačka 30, 52100, Pula, Croatia.
Lorena Lazarić StefanovićDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital Pula, Zagrebačka 30, 52100, Pula, Croatia.
Izabela Antunović ĆelovićDepartment of Infectology, General Hospital Pula, Zagrebačka 30, 52100, Pula, Croatia.
Jasmina KučinarMicrobiology Department, Istria County Institute of Public Health, Nazorova ulica 23, 52100 Pula, Croatia.
Adam PolkinghorneDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, New South Wales Health Pathology, Nepean Blue Mountains Pathology Service, PO Box 63, Penrith, New South Wales, 2751, Australia.
Relja BeckDepartment for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula · HRCroatian Veterinary Institute · HRNepean Hospital · AUOpća Bolnica Zadar · HRUniversity of Zadar · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHuman dirofilariasis is a disease historically linked to the Mediterranean area. For the last few decades, however,

methodsIn a nationwide investigation, new and previously published cases of human dirofilariasis in Croatia were analyzed.

resultsSince 1996, 30 cases of human dirofilariosis were reported in Croatia. A total of 14 (46,67%) cases were from the coastal and 16 (53,33%) from continental regions of the country. Based on anatomical location, 13 (43,33%) cases were subcutaneous, 12 (40%) were ocular and five (16,67%) occurred in the reproductive organs. In all 30 cases,

conclusionsAn increase in air temperature as climate change, changes in mosquito fauna, high prevalence of

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DirofilariasisEndemic diseasesEyeHelminthsHumansSkin

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PMCPMC7582219
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