Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Zootecnia, Università degli Studi di Bari, Str. Prov.le per Casamassima km 3, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jun;84(6):1002-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0719.
Dirofilaria repens, which is usually found in canine subcutaneous tissues, is the main causative agent of human dirofilariasis in the Old Word. However, a relationship between animal and human cases of dirofilariasis caused by D. repens in a given area has never been demonstrated. The uneven distribution of D. repens in provinces in Sicily, Italy represented the foundation for this study. We report a human case of ocular infection with D. repens from Trapani Province, where canine dirofilariasis is endemic. The nematode was morphologically and molecularly identified and surgical removal of the parasite was documented. The relationship between the prevalence of D. repens in dogs and the occurrence of human cases of ocular dirofilariasis is discussed on the basis of a review of the historical literature.
在旧世界,通常在犬类皮下组织中发现的旋盘尾丝虫是引起人类盘尾丝虫病的主要病原体。然而,在特定地区,动物和人类之间由旋盘尾丝虫引起的盘尾丝虫病的关系从未得到证实。意大利西西里岛各省份中旋盘尾丝虫的分布不均为这项研究奠定了基础。我们报告了一例来自特拉帕尼省的眼部感染旋盘尾丝虫的人类病例,该省是犬类盘尾丝虫病的流行地区。对寄生虫进行了形态学和分子鉴定,并记录了寄生虫的手术切除过程。根据历史文献的回顾,讨论了犬类旋盘尾丝虫的流行率与眼部盘尾丝虫病发生之间的关系。