| dirofilaria repens railliet et henry, 1911--a new parasite acclimatized in poland. | dirofilariosis caused by the dirofilaria repens nematodes is widely dispersed in southern europe, asia and africa among dogs, cats, other carnivores and occasionally, humans. the first case of d. repens infection, found in poland in 2007, concerned humans. in 2009, dirofilariosis was first registered in dogs in 3 focuses in central poland, warsaw, pruszków and zyrardów, whose range grew considerably with the subsequent identification of d. repens microfilariae in 119 dogs in warsaw and 18 distri ... | 2014 | 24930244 |