| [dirofilariasis, an emerging and underestimated zoonoses in france]. | a total of 71 cases of dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria repens and two cases of pulmonary dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria have been reported in france. as a result france ranks second after italy in the incidence of this emerging zoonoses that has been given little attention (48 p. 100 of cases in the last ten years). most human infections (80 p. 100) have occurred in mediterranean areas but in the last ten years a few cases have been reported in southwestern france and at least one case was ... | 1999 | 10816755 |