dirofilariasis
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Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites of the genus Dirofilaria. It is transmitted through a mosquito bite; its main hosts include dogs and wild canids. These can give rise to granulomas in the pulmonary artery. Some common symptoms include cough, fever and pleural effusion. It may also appear on X-rays of the chest.
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Research
3,160 papers- Feline dirofilariasis.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 1984
- Ocular dirofilariasis.Indian journal of pathology & microbiology · 2010
- Human dirofilariasis - A potentially significant nematode zoonosis in an era of climate change.The Journal of infection · 2025
- Human Dirofilariasis Caused by Dirofilaria repens in Sri Lanka from 1962 to 2020.Acta parasitologica · 2022
- [Dirofilariasis (heartworm)].Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde · 2003
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Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites of the genus Dirofilaria. It is transmitted through a mosquito bite; its main hosts include dogs and wild canids. These can give rise to granulomas in the pulmonary artery. Some common symptoms include cough, fever and pleural effusion. It may also appear on X-rays of the chest.
==Causes== Dirofilariasis is caused by the bites of mosquitoes. The adult worms produce microfilariae in the circulation, which are ingested by mosquitoes when they bite an infected animal. Inside the mosquito, the microfilariae develop into infective larvae. When the mosquito bites another animal, these larvae migrate to the bite site and develop into adult heartworms in the heart and pulmonary arteries.