Dirofilaria immitis in a child from the Russian Federation

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作者
Tumolskaya, Nelli Ignatievna [1 ]
Pozio, Edoardo [2 ]
Rakova, Vera Mikhaylovna [1 ]
Supriaga, Valentina Georgievna [1 ]
Sergiev, Vladimir Petrovich [3 ]
Morozov, Evgeny Nikolaevich [1 ]
Morozova, Lola Farmonovna [3 ]
Rezza, Giovanni [2 ]
Litvinov, Serguei Kirillovich [1 ]
机构
[1] Sechenov First Moscow State Med Univ, Martsinovsky Res Inst Med Parasitol & Trop Med, M Pirigovskaya Str 20, Moscow 119495, Russia
[2] Ist Super Sanita, Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161 Rome, Italy
[3] Sechenov First Moscow State Med Univ, Trop Med & Parasit Dis, M Pirogovskaya Str 20, Moscow 119495, Russia
关键词
Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilariosis; Morphology; Molecular identification; Zoonosis; Epidemiology; INFECTION; MIMICKING; REPENS;
D O I
10.1051/parasite/2016037
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
An immature female worm, Dirofilaria immitis, was isolated from the scrotum of a 14-month-old child. This is the first identification of human dirofilariosis caused by D. immitis in a relatively Northern region (Moscow) of the Russian Federation. The parasite was diagnosed by means of morphological examination of the worm, confirmed by PCR assay. This case raises questions about the range of the D. immitis distribution among humans in Russia. To better understand the geographical distribution of dirofilarioses, detailed clinical and epidemiological information should be collected from human cases with appropriate laboratory confirmation.
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