Stable transmission of Dirofilaria repens nematodes, northern Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):328-31. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.131003.
No abstract available

Keywords: Dirofilaria repens; Germany; dirofilariosis; nematodes; parasites; transmission; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / parasitology*
  • Animals
  • Culex / parasitology*
  • DNA, Helminth / classification*
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics
  • DNA, Helminth / isolation & purification
  • Dirofilaria repens / genetics*
  • Dirofilaria repens / pathogenicity
  • Dirofilariasis / epidemiology
  • Dirofilariasis / parasitology
  • Dirofilariasis / transmission*
  • Disease Vectors
  • Dogs
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Larva / genetics*
  • Larva / pathogenicity
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • DNA, Helminth