Abstract
Dirofilariasis is an emerging zoonosis in India. Dirofilaria infect many different animals beside dogs and cause infection in humans. Filariasis, caused by filarial nematode (Dirofilaria) are reported world wide and appear to be increasing (Dayal and Neafie 1975). Six out of 40 species of Dirofilaria cause infection in human (Sekar et al 2000; Padmaja et al, 2005). The species infecting human varies with geographical boundaries (Orihel and Eberhard, 1998). Dirofilaria repens causes human dirofilariasis in regions of Europe, Africa, Middle Eastern and Asian countries (Dissanaike et al 1997). Dirofilaria tenuis infection is reported from Southeastern United States. Although most parasitologists believe that Dirofilaria tenuis is restricted in USA, however, Dirofilaria tenuis infection is reported from India (Pacheco and Schofield 1965; Bhatt 2003). Dirofilaria immitis is a common parasite of canine cardiovascular system and recognized as potential human pathogen (Dayal and Neafie 1975; Badhe and Sane, 1989). Dirofilaria immitis causes pulmonary lesions in humans and rarely involved in subcutaneous tissues (Badhe and Sane, 1989).
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