Dirofilaria immitis in a child from the Russian Federation
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An immature female worm, Dirofilaria immitis, was isolated from the scrotum of a 14-month-old child. This is the first identification of human dirofilariosis caused by D. immitis in a relatively Northern region (Moscow) of the Russian Federation. The parasite was diagnosed by means of morphological examination of the worm, confirmed by PCR assay. This case raises questions about the range of the D. immitis distribution among humans in Russia. To better understand the geographical distribution of dirofilarioses, detailed clinical and epidemiological information should be collected from human cases with appropriate laboratory confirmation.
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- Authors
- Tumolskaya, N. I., Pozio, E., Rakova, V. M., Supriaga, V. G., Sergiev, V. P., Morozov, E. N., Morozova, L. F., Rezza, G., & Litvinov, S. K.
- Affiliations
- Sechenov University (RU)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Pozio, Edoardo
- ORCID
- Venue
- Parasite
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 23
- Pages
- 37
- ISSN
- 1252-607X (ISSN-L)
- 1776-1042
- PMC
- PMC5018928
- OpenAlex
- W2507580218
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- cc-by
- Locations
- Parasite (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria immitis, pediatric case, geographic distribution, Moscow, Russia, parasite identification
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Biopsy, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Electrophoresis, Agar Gel, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Scrotum, Siberia, Polymerase Chain Reaction
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