Abstract
Stable Transmission of<i>Dirofilaria repens</i>Nematodes, Northern Germany
Highlights
To the Editor: Dirofilariosis caused by infection with the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is considered an emerging zoonosis in Europe [1]
Testing of a kennel of sled dogs located in the federal state of Brandenburg, near Berlin, found 8 of 28 animals were infected with the parasite [8]
Nucleic acids were extracted from each mosquito pool, and the presence of filarial DNA was determined by PCR using a set of generic primers that amplify DNA from a broad range of filarial species, including those affecting birds and other animals [9]
Summary
To the Editor: Dirofilariosis caused by infection with the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is considered an emerging zoonosis in Europe [1]. The primary areas in Europe to which D. repens is endemic are countries of the Mediterranean region, where warm temperatures enable development of infectious third-stage larvae in mosquitoes. Central Europe, including Germany, was not considered a region to which D. repens was endemic.
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