Kini Reshma G, Leena J B, Shetty Prathvi, Lyngdoh Raphael Hart, Sumanth D, George Lovely
Department of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Kanakanady, Mangalore, 575002 Karnataka India.
Department of Surgery, Father Muller Medical College, Kanakanady, Mangalore, 575002 Karnataka India.
J Parasit Dis. 2015 Jun;39(2):349-54. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0348-8. Epub 2013 Jul 11.
Human dirofilariasis is an uncommon zoonotic infection having a widespread geographical distribution. World over 800 cases of Dirofilaria are on record with highest numbers from Italy, Sri Lanka and republics of the ex-Soviet Union. Dirofilaria repens belongs to the subgenus Nochtiella and is the most common species identified in India. Topographically, the orbital/periorbital regions are the most common regions involved by Dirofilaria. We present a brief review of cases from India including two received in our own institute. This review focuses on the epidemiology of the disease including its geographical distribution and the probable causation of the recent increase in its incidence in Indian subcontinent.
人类丝虫病是一种分布广泛但并不常见的人畜共患感染病。全世界有超过800例丝虫病病例记录在案，其中意大利、斯里兰卡和前苏联各共和国的病例数最多。匐行丝虫属于诺氏亚属，是在印度发现的最常见物种。从解剖位置来看，眼眶/眶周区域是丝虫最常累及的部位。我们简要回顾了来自印度的病例，包括我们自己研究所接收的两例。本综述重点关注该病的流行病学，包括其地理分布以及印度次大陆近期发病率上升的可能原因。
