| human dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria repens in france. a review of reported cases. | in france, more than 5,000 dogs have been tested for dirofilaria in 1986. among them, 1.4% harboured dirofilaria repens microfilariae in their blood. most of the positive cases were from corsica and southern france. the reported cases of human dirofilariasis probably or surely due to d. repens in france are here reviewed. about 60 cases have been observed but approximately 30, more or less well documented, have been published from 1900 to 1996. a subconjunctival location of the worm and a subcut ... | 1997 | 9802096 |
| importance in france of the infestation by dirofilaria (nochtiella) repens in dogs. | the presence of dirofilaria repens has been mentioned in europe, in africa and in asia, in different carnivores (dogs, foxes, cats, lions). in europe the nematode has been reported in dogs, cats and foxes and the countries concerned by native cases are italy, spain, greece, yugoslavia and france. in france, until now, d. repens has been described, among animals, only in dogs. the first undoubted report dates back to 1953. later, the prevalence was studied through widespread surveys (1986-1988-19 ... | 1997 | 9802099 |