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Recent autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in residents of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation
Eighty years after the last published record of human leishmaniasis from Dagestan, Russian Federation, we report two recent cases which were most probably acquired locally: one case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 2-year old child, and one cutaneous leishmaniasis case in a 39-year-old man co-infected with HIV, both resident in Dagestan. Keywords: Visceral leishmaniasis, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, HIV infection, Dagestan, Russian Federatio
Comments in response to the authors of “Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in the Russian Federation—remarks concerning epidemiology”
Periorbital Dirofilaria repens imported to Denmark: A human case report
Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. The infection occurs widely throughout Europe. We report a case of D. repens in a Danish woman who had been traveling to Crete. A nematode was visualized on examination and ELISA was positive for antibodies against D. repens