What is it about?
The present study aimed to evaluate the extent of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens exposure in humans from the eastern and southern areas of Romania and central Moldova by serological methods, on a total of 450 serum samples. At country level, out of 187 samples from Romania, 13 were positive for antiD. Immitis, with high exposure in the southern part of the county (Bucharest). Of the 263 samples from Moldova, 36 were positive for D. Immitis antigens. Only 1 sample was found positive for anti D. repens IgG.
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Why is it important?
Our findings showed a noticeable exopsure of humans from Romania and Moldova to Dirofilaria parasites.
Perspectives
Serology can be useful for indicating exposure to Dirofilaria spp. in a healthy population, in order to obtain useful data on the epidemiological scenario of human dirofilariosis in Eastern Europe.
Prof. Liviu Dan MIRON
Universitatea de Stiintele Vietii "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" din Iasi
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This page is a summary of: Seroepidemiological survey of human exposure to Dirofilaria spp. in Romania and Moldova, Acta Tropica, November 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.012.
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