Russia: Dirofilariasis cases reported in Volgograd
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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials are reporting five dirofilariasis cases in residents of Volgograd this year. The parasitic helminth infection penetrates the human body at the time of a mosquito bite. The source of infection in humans is domestic animals, mainly dogs, less often cats. Intermediate host worms are the mosquitoes, they are then transferred to invasive larvae , [...]
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