Results of studies of human dirofilariasis in Russia

• Published in: Meditsinskaia parazitologiia i parazitarnye bolezni no. 3; p. 3
• Main Authors: Sergiev, V P, Supriaga, V G, Bronshteĭn, A M, Ganushkina, L A, Rakova, V M, Morozov, E N, Fedianina, L V, Frolova, A A, Morozova, L F, Ivanova, I B, Darchenkova, N N, Zhukova, L A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Aedes - parasitology; Animals; Culex - parasitology; Dirofilaria - classification; Dirofilaria - physiology; Dirofilariasis - epidemiology; Dirofilariasis - parasitology; Dirofilariasis - pathology; Dirofilariasis - transmission; DNA, Helminth - isolation & purification; Dogs; Female; Humans; Insect Vectors - parasitology; Male; Molecular Typing; Russia - epidemiology; Seasons; Skin Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Skin Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Skin Diseases, Parasitic - pathology; Skin Diseases, Parasitic - transmission; Temperature; Russia

Human dirofilariasis is a pressing health problem in Russia. By 2014, there have been as many as 850 Dirofilaria repens-infested people living in 42 subjects of the Russian Federation. One of the favorable factors for circulation and spread of invasion is a temperature of above +20-24 degrees C; whe...