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Martina Miterpáková
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Open AccessAn unexpected case of a dog from Poland co-infected with Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria Immitis
Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne disease caused by parasitic nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria spp., considered an emerging concern in both veterinary and human medicine. Climate changes and human activities, su...
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Open AccessDirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens
The present study was focused on the current state of Dirofilaria species distribution in the territory of the Slovak Danubian Lowland, a region previously identified endemic for Dirofilaria repens. For the resea...
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Open AccessDiversity and geographic distribution of haplotypes of Dirofilaria immitis across European endemic countries
Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, is one of the most important parasitic nematodes of domestic dogs, causing a potentially serious disease, cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis, which can be lethal. This sp...
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Molecular Study of Echinococcus granulosus Cestodes in Ukraine and the First Genetic Identification of Echinococcus granulosus Sensu Stricto (G1 Genotype) in the Country
Cystic echinococcosis is a globally distributed zoonotic disease of great medical and veterinary importance, which is caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. In Ukraine, two areas of the promine...
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Bartonella species in medically important mosquitoes, Central Europe
Here, we provide the first mass molecular screening of medically important mosquitoes for Bartonella species using multiple genetic markers. We examined a total of 72,115 mosquito specimens, morphologically attri...
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Pseudo-Tumor of the Epididymis, a Rare Clinical Presentation of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection: a Report of Autochthonous Case of Dirofilariasis in Southwestern Slovakia
Dirofilariasis caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is mainly a disease of dogs and other carnivores. Also, humans can be accidentally infected with this parasite. The infective third-stage filarifo...
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Heartworm on the rise—new insights into Dirofilaria immitis epidemiology
Until recently Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of serious canine heartworm disease, has been detected relatively infrequently in Central Europe in comparison with the predominant D. repens species. In th...
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Open AccessUrbanization impact on mosquito community and the transmission potential of filarial infection in central Europe
Despite long-term research on dirofilariosis in Slovakia, little attention has thus far been paid to Dirofilaria vectors. The particular aim of the present study was molecular screening for filarioid parasites in...
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GIS-based environmental analysis of fox and canine lungworm distribution: an epidemiological study of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis in red foxes from Slovakia
Over a period of intervening years, the distribution of two canine cardiopulmonary metastrongylid nematodes, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis, has been recognised in Central Europe. Here, we report th...
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Cryptic species Anopheles daciae (Diptera: Culicidae) found in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
We report the distribution of mosquitoes of the maculipennis complex in two distinct areas of the Czech Republic (Bohemia and South Moravia) and in one locality of neighbouring Slovakia with emphasis on the de...
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Nematode Thelazia callipaeda is spreading across Europe. The first survey of red foxes from Slovakia
Canine thalaziosis caused by the spirurid nematode Thelazia callipaeda has started to spread across Western and Central Europe during the last decade. In Slovakia, the first autochthonous cases of this infection ...
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Human Dirofilaria repens infections diagnosed in Slovakia in the last 10 years (2007–2017)
Human dirofilariosis is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis of Central Europe with climate change and globalization playing a key role in its spreading. Additionally, the occurrence of Dirofilaria spp...
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Open AccessFirst autochthonous cases of canine thelaziosis in Slovakia: a new affected area in Central Europe
The spirurid nematode Thelazia callipaeda, also called the “Oriental eyeworm”, is the causative agent of canine and human ocular thelaziosis. In the past few years it has started to spread across central Europe a...
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Open AccessFifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016
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Canine dirofilariosis endemic in Central Europe—10 years of epidemiological study in Slovakia
The study presents the comprehensive results of a detailed epidemiological study on canine dirofilariosis in Slovakia, Central Europe. More than 4000 dogs were investigated, and several epidemiological factors...
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Recent study on canine vector-borne zoonoses in southern Slovakia - serologic survey
Over the last decade a significant spread of Canine Vector Borne Diseases has been recorded in Central Europe. The aim of the study described here, was to collect current data on the occurrence and distributio...
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Case of human Dirofilaria repens infection manifested by cutaneous larva migrans syndrome
Dirofilaria repens, parasite of subcutaneous tissues of dogs and other carnivores, represents high infection risk for animals and humans in Europe. In men, infection usually presents as n...
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The first clinically manifested case of angiostrongylosis in a dog in Slovakia
The first clinical case of canine angiostrongylosis from Slovakia, previously infection-free country, is described. 18-month old male Bernese mountain dog living in south-eastern part of Slovakia showed poor h...
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Occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes from the Carpathian regions of Slovakia and Poland
The extensive distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis cestode from endemic alpine areas to the parts of Central Europe has been recorded in recent years. The first confirmed finding of E. multilocularis in Sl...
