Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia

Abstract

Dirofilaria immitis is a parasite related to pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans, its accidental hosts. We detected an autochthonous case of D. immitis infection in a woman from Slovakia. The emergence and spread of this parasite in Europe indicates a critical need for proper diagnosis of infection.

Keywords

• Dirofilaria immitis
• nematodes
• pulmonary dirofilariasis
• Slovakia
• parasites