| filariasis in ceylon then (1961) and in sri lanka now (1990-30 years on). | the changes in the prevalence and distribution of bancroftian filariasis in ceylon/sri lanka since professor kershaw's visit in 1961 show that the infection has spread over a wider area, although the microfilaria rates have decreased. new information is available on the vector, culex quinquefasciatus, and more details are available on the animal filariae and their vectors. dirofilaria repens infection of dogs is now a proven zoonosis in the country. | 1991 | 1888209 |
| larval development of brugia ceylonensis jayewardene, 1962, in aedes aegypti, with a brief comparison of the infective larva with those of brugia spp., dirofilaria repens and artionema digitata. | | 1963 | 14077666 |
| dirofilaria repens infection and concomitant meningoencephalitis. | dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. clinical symptoms are usually restricted to a subcutaneous nodule containing a single infertile parasite. here, we report a case of d. repens infection with a subcutaneous gravid worm and the patient's concomitant meningoencephalitis and aphasia. | 2009 | 19891881 |