Dirofilaria repens in the Russian Federation: current epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment from a federal reference center perspective

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Authors

L. Ermakova · Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology

Sergey Andreevich Nagorny · Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology

E. Krivorotova · Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology

Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya · Rostov State Medical University

Abstract

The particularly high prevalence of Dirofilaria infection in professional dogs used in the police force and armed forces poses a particular problem, since these dogs may serve as epidemiologically important amplifiers within the region of the former Soviet Union.

Topics & Keywords

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Mosquito-borne diseases and control Parasites and Host Interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 23, pp. 47-52

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.008

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