Table 1.
Comparison of Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis.
Fig 1.
Flow chart (Di = Dirofilaria immitis).
Table 2.
Documented human Dirofilaria cases in Austria.
Dr: Dirofilaria repens; Di: Dirofilaria immitis; f: female; m: male; +: positive;–: negative; nd: not determined; His: Histology; Ser: Serology; maf: microfilariae (adult stage); mif: microfilariae (first larval stage); Eos: eosinophils; IgE: immunoglobulin E; Dv: Dipetalonema viteae antigen.
Fig 2.
Potential autochthonous cases of D. repens in humans, dogs, and mosquitoes in eastern Austria.
Table 3.
Documented cases of Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Austria.
+: positive;–: negative; nd: not determined; His: Histology; Ser: Serology; Maf: microfilariae (adult stage); mif: microfilariae (first larval stage) in blood, if not specified otherwise; Eos: eosinophils; IgE: immunoglobulin E; Ag-ELISA: SNAP Canine Heartworm Antigen Test Kit (IDEXX Laboratories).