Human Heartworm Disease: Two Cases Diagnosed In Tunis

by Boutheina Jemli, Fida Maatallah, Latifa Mtibaa

Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by a filaria of the genus Dirofilaria. The definitive host is mainly the dog, and man constitutes a parasitic dead end. The most frequently detected parasitic species in humans is Dirofilaria repens (D.repens). The aim of our work was to study the epidemiological, clinical and biological characteristics of dirofilariosis, as well as its treatment, by reporting two cases of D.repens human dirofilariasis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6207353056
• ISBN13: 9786207353057
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"