Kalev Nõupuu, Maare Mõtsküla, Riina Pulges, Mikk Pauklin, Urmas Saarma
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Abstract
Mosquitoborne diseases are a growing threat to public health worldwide. Human dirofilariasis, caused by the nematode Dirofilaria repens and transmitted by mosquitoes from various genera, has recently expanded into new areas of Europe. In this article, we report molecularly confirmed autochthonous human D. repens infections in Estonia.
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