Human Dirofilariasis in Bulgaria between 2009 and 2018
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Summary Autochthonous Dirofilaria repens infections have been found in dogs and other carnivores in most European countries. In the same countries, reports of human dirofilariasis are becoming increasingly prevalent. We present 18 cases of people infected with D. repens for a 10-year period traced in our hospital. The data was collected from the observations and tests of all 18 patients from the whole country treated at the Specialized Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Sofia in the period 2009 – 2018. We used a morphological method, serology test and Knott’s method for microfilariae. The patients were 11 to 74 years of age, 12 female and 6 male. In most cases, patients have subcutaneous nodules or face, eyelid and eyes localization. The trend of increasing incidence in Bulgaria continues, with age and sex distribution and localization of the larva being similar to those in other European countries.
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- Authors
- Velev, V., Vutova, K., Pelov, T., & Tsachev, I.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Sofia (BG)
- National Institute of Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" (BG)
- Trakia University (BG)
- Corresponding author
- Velev, V.
- Venue
- Helminthologia
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2019-07-27
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 247-251
- ISSN
- 0440-6605 (ISSN-L)
- 1336-9083
- PMC
- PMC6799580
- OpenAlex
- W2964757581
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 2.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Helminthologia (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- human dirofilariasis, Dirofilaria repens, autochthonous infection, Bulgaria, subcutaneous nodules, ocular dirofilariasis, serology, zoonotic filariasis
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