First European cases of oral repens dirofilariasis

Tourte-Schaefer, C; Dupouy‐Camet, Jean

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2020.102053

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“…Our search showed six cases of human oral Dirofilaria repens from the European part of the world. Two of them were from France [ 9 , 23 ], and one each was from Italy [ 13 ], Russia [ 18 ], Serbia [ 22 ], and Bulgaria [ 24 ]. Most of the reported cases were from Sri Lanka (nine cases) [ 11 , 17 ] and the rest were from India (five cases) [ 1 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 16 ], Brazil (two cases) [ 19 , 20 ], the United States (one case) [ 21 ], and China (one case) [ 14 ], confirming tropical parts of Asia as endemic areas of Dirofilaria repens infestation.…”

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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia

Škrinjar

Brailo

Brzak

et al. 2022

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Dirofilariasis is an endemic infestation in tropical and subtropical countries caused by about 40 different species. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity and is mostly presented as mucosal and submucosal nodules. Differential diagnoses include lipoma, mucocele, and pleomorphic adenoma. We report a rare case of oral dirofilariasis mimicking mucocele in a 41-year-old male patient from Croatia without an epidemiological history of travelling outside the country. He came in because of non-painful lower lip swelling that had lasted for two months. The parasite was surgically removed from the lesion. This is the first reported case of oral dirofilariasis in Croatia. It is important to point out this rare diagnosis in order to make dentists aware of the possibility of the presence of such an infestation in common lesions of the oral mucosa.

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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia

Škrinjar

Brailo

Brzak

et al. 2022

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New cases of human dirofilariosis on the Balkan Peninsula – “Masked intruders” uncovered by a surgeon

Momčilović

Gabrielli

Denic

et al. 2022

Parasitology International

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Emerging risk of Dirofilaria spp. infection in Northeastern Europe: high prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in sled dog kennels from the Baltic countries

Alsarraf

Levytska

Mierzejewska

et al. 2021

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Dirofilariasis is a fast-spreading disease of dogs and humans in Europe. We investigated whether Dirofilaria spp. have spread northwards in Europe, invading the Baltic countries. Altogether, 424 blood samples were collected from eight countries in the period 2017–2019, including 227 samples from sled dogs and 197 samples from other dogs. PCR amplification and sequencing were conducted employing three genetic markers (mitochondrial [mt] 12S rDNA, mt cytochrome c oxidase subunit I [COI] gene and mt dehydrogenase subunit I [NAD1] gene). The SNAP test (IDEXX) for detection of D. immitis infections was also implemented. The DNA of D. repens was detected in 59 of 424 dogs (prevalence 13.9%). D. repens was found in sled dogs from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Belarus. Only one dog from Estonia was infected, apparently an imported case. The highest prevalence was recorded in Lithuania (38%). Among pet dogs from the Ukraine, six dogs tested positive (3.8%). Our study has revealed a high prevalence of D. repens infections in Lithuania and Latvia, but no evidence for spread of the heartworm D. immitis. We conclude that sled dog kennels constitute hot spots for D. repens transmission.

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First European cases of oral repens dirofilariasis

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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia

Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia

New cases of human dirofilariosis on the Balkan Peninsula – “Masked intruders” uncovered by a surgeon

Emerging risk of Dirofilaria spp. infection in Northeastern Europe: high prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in sled dog kennels from the Baltic countries

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