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PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
Volume 119, Issue 5, Pages 1703-1705Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06655-x
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Nematodes; Dirofilaria repens; Human dirofilariasis; Austria
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We present a case of subcutaneous dirofilariasis, a vector-borne zoonotic disease, in a young woman from Austria. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound and histology of the excised subcutaneous nodule. The parasite species was identified as Dirofilaria repens by polymerase chain reaction. We expect to see more cases of human dirofilariasis also due to climate change and associated increase of the spectrum of suitable mosquito vectors.
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