Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Slovenia

Kotnik Tina; Rataj Aleksandra Vergles; Šoba Barbara

doi:10.2478/jvetres-2022-0008

Journal of Veterinary Research (Mar 2022)

Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Slovenia

Kotnik Tina,
Rataj Aleksandra Vergles,
Šoba Barbara

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Kotnik Tina: Small Animal Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rataj Aleksandra Vergles: Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
Šoba Barbara: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0008
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 66, no. 1
pp. 117 – 123

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The prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in dogs in countries bordering Slovenia ranges from 1.5% to 47.3%. The aim of this study was to estimate its prevalence in Slovenian dogs and to present the cases of dirofilariasis diagnosed in humans from 2010 to 2020.

Published in Journal of Veterinary Research

ISSN: 2450-8608 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JVETRES

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