| canine filarial infections in a human brugia malayi endemic area of india. | a very high prevalence of microfilaremia of 42.68 per cent out of 164 canine blood samples examined was observed in cherthala (of alappuzha district of kerala state), a known human brugia malayi endemic area of south india. the species of canine microfilariae were identified as dirofilaria repens, brugia malayi, and acanthocheilonema reconditum. d. repens was the most commonly detected species followed by b. pahangi. d. immitis was not detected in any of the samples examined. based on molecular ... | 2014 | 24971339 |
| subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by dirofilaria repens: a case report with short review. | human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus dirofilaria. subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from asia, europe, italy and africa. in india majority cases are from kerala, karnataka and very few from maharashtra. we report the rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by dirofilaria repens from maharashtra, western india. | 2015 | 26275256 |
| dirofilariosis in dogs and humans in kerala. | there has been an increased occurrence of filarial worms in the subcutaneous tissues and subconjunctival space of human beings belonging to different areas of the state of kerala. the present work was carried out to identify the worms recovered from human cases, to study the presence of microfilariae in dogs and to discuss the possible mode of infection in human beings. twelve worm specimens from human patients received in the department of veterinary parasitology, college of veterinary and anim ... | 2005 | 15937374 |
| dirofilariasis: a rare case report. | human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by dirofilaria repens. it has not been widely recognized in india. there is probably a focus of human infection with d. repens in kerala. we report the first case of dirofilariasis, from the eastern-part of india, to the best of our knowledge. among the documented cases of human dirofilariasis caused by d. repens, recorded in india, most of them had ocular infections and few had subcutaneous involvement of the face. this is the fi ... | 2010 | 20061774 |
| a rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis by dirofilaria repens in rural gujarat. | dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic filariasis with over 782 cases reported so far from different parts of the world. human dirofilariasis, caused by dirofilaria repens, have been reported to occur widely throughout asia, europe, and africa. it has not been widely recognized in india, however; several cases have been reported in last few years. there is probably a focus of human infection with d. repens in kerala. herein, we present a review of human infections by d. repens, along with a case ... | 2014 | 24088633 |