Der erste autochthone Fall einer subkutanen Dirofilariose in Österreich
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Dirofilaria repens, a common parasite of carnivore mammals, is transmitted by mosquitos and may also infect humans accidentally causing a subcutaneous dirofilariosis. Autochthonous infections of dogs, foxes or cats with D. repens has not been found in Austria so far; however, 12 cases of imported subcutaneous dirofilariosis in man were noticed between 1981 and 2005. The recent case report deals with the 13(th) human case, which has to be considered as the first autochthonously acquired in Austria.
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One of the D. repens infections in Austria is suspected to be autochthonous because the patient had no travel history to endemic regions.
“One of the D. repens infections is suspected to be autochthonous as the patient had no travel history to endemic regions (Auer and Susani 2008).”
From Current trends in canine dirofilariosis in Austria-do we face a pre-endemic status? (2020) · cites this paper as Auer and Susani 2008
Dirofilariasis is becoming more important in Central Europe with a highly increasing tendency.
“Dirofilariasis is becoming more important in Central Europe with a highly increasing tendency.”
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- Authors
- Auer, H., & Susani, M.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Auer, Herbert
- ORCID
- Auer, Herbert
- Venue
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- S4
- Pages
- 104-106
- ISSN
- 0043-5325 (ISSN-L)
- 1613-7671
- OpenAlex
- W23423614
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- de
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria repens, autochthonous infection, imported infections, cutaneous larva migrans, skin nodules, mosquitoes, zoonotic parasites
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Animals, Antigens, Helminth, Austria, Diagnosis, Differential, Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Hand, Humans, Soft Tissue Infections
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