Description of the Nematode Dirofilaria repens (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) Parasitic in Dogs in Ukraine

• Видавець: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Дата: 2023
• Автори: Yevstafieva , V., Stybel, V., Melnychuk, V., Gutyj, B., Leno, M., Kravchenko, S., Kyrychko , O., Dmitrenko, N., Syzonenko , N., Opara, N.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2023
• Теми: Dirofilaria repens; nematodes; identification; morphometry
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/495

Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease of domestic and wild carnivores and humans. Subcutaneous migration of the parasite Dirofilaria repens Railliet & Henry, 1911 may cause local swelling with variable localisation. In humans, this parasite can cause damage to the lungs, male genitalia and ey...