Dirofilaria repens in the Russian Federation: Current epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment from a federal reference center perspective

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-52

  Ermakova, Larisa Alexandrovna ^a   Nagorny, Sergey Andreevich ^a   Krivorotova, Elena Yurievna ^a   Pshenichnaya, Natalia Yurievna ^b   Matina, Olga Nikolaevna ^c  

^a Russian State Medical and Epidemic Inspection Committee   (Russian Federation)

^b ROSTOV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Novgorod Region   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dirofilaria repens; Epidemiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; PREVALENCE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX RATIO; ADULT; ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE VECTORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RUSSIA; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899113569     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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