Russia reports 59 dirofilariasis cases in 2020
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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Fifty-nine cases of dirofilariasis, spread through mosquito bites, were detected in Russia in 2020, according to the Rospotrebnadzor. In Russia, two types of dirofilariasis are pathogenic for humans - Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. According to statistical reports, only one case of human infection with D. immitis has been registered in Russia. The disease caused [...]
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