Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia.

ABSTRACT: Dirofilaria immitis is a parasite related to pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans, its accidental hosts. We detected an autochthonous case of D. immitis infection in a woman from Slovakia. The emergence and spread of this parasite in Europe indicates a critical need for proper diagnosis of infection.

SUBMITTER: Miterpakova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8798700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature