| human and canine dirofilariasis in greece. | human dirofilariasis is a disease which is considered to be rare in greece, less than 20 cases having been reported prior to 1990. the clinical manifestations were usually subcutaneous nodules, and in only two cases there was ocular dirofilariasis. eight new cases were recognized in humans during the last six years in athens, two of which with ophthalmic involvement. twelve additional cases have been detected but not published in thessaloniki. in all human cases, the worms were identified as bei ... | 1997 | 9802098 |