Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia

Dirofilaria immitis is a parasite related to pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans, its accidental hosts. We detected an autochthonous case of D. immitis infection in a woman from Slovakia. The emergence and spread of this parasite in Europe indicates a critical need for proper diagnosis of infection.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Miterpáková, Martina, Antolová, Daniela, Rampalová, Jana, Undesser, Miroslava, Krajčovič, Tomáš, Víchová, Bronislava
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8798700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35076370
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.211963
Descripción
Sumario:Dirofilaria immitis is a parasite related to pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans, its accidental hosts. We detected an autochthonous case of D. immitis infection in a woman from Slovakia. The emergence and spread of this parasite in Europe indicates a critical need for proper diagnosis of infection.

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