Issue |
Parasite
Volume 23, 2016
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Article Number | 37 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016037 | |
Published online | 07 September 2016 |
Short Note
Dirofilaria immitis in a child from the Russian Federation
Dirofilaria immitis chez un enfant en Fédération de Russie
Dirofilaria immitis y peбeнкa в Poccийcкoй Фeдepaции
1
Martsinovsky Research Institute on Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, M. Pirigovskaya str. 20, 119495
Moscow, Russian Federation
2
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161
Rome, Italy
3
Tropical Medicine and Parasitic Diseases, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, M. Pirogovskaya str. 20, 119495
Moscow, Russian Federation
* Corresponding author: edoardo.pozio@iss.it
Received:
19
April
2016
Accepted:
16
August
2016
An immature female worm, Dirofilaria immitis, was isolated from the scrotum of a 14-month-old child. This is the first identification of human dirofilariosis caused by D. immitis in a relatively Northern region (Moscow) of the Russian Federation. The parasite was diagnosed by means of morphological examination of the worm, confirmed by PCR assay. This case raises questions about the range of the D. immitis distribution among humans in Russia. To better understand the geographical distribution of dirofilarioses, detailed clinical and epidemiological information should be collected from human cases with appropriate laboratory confirmation.
Résumé
Un ver femelle immature, Dirofilaria immitis, a été isolé du scrotum d’un enfant âgé de 14 mois. Ceci est la première identification de dirofilariose humaine causée par D. immitis dans une région relativement nordique (Moscou) de la Fédération de Russie. Le parasite a été diagnostiqué par un examen morphologique du ver, confirmé par PCR. Ce cas soulève des questions sur la distribution de D. immitis chez l’homme en Russie. Pour mieux comprendre la répartition géographique des dirofilarioses, des informations cliniques et épidémiologiques détaillées doivent être recueillies à partir des cas humains, avec confirmation appropriée en laboratoire.
Heпoлoвoзpeлaя жeнcкaя ocoбь чepвя Dirofilaria immitis былa изoлиpoвaнa из cкpoтyмa 14 - мecячнoгo peбeнкa. Этo пepвый cлyчaй выявлeния диpoфиляpиoзa чeлoвeкa, вызвaннoгo D. immitis в cpaвнитeльнo ceвepнoм peгиoнe (Mocквa) Poccийcкoй Фeдepaции. Пapaзит был диaгнocтиpoвaн мopфoлoгичecки и мeтoдoм пoлимepaзнoй цeпнoй peaкции. Этoт cлyчaй пoднимaeт вoпpoc oтнocитeльнo ypoвня pacпpocтpaнeния D. immitis cpeди нaceлeния Poccии. Для лyчшeгo пoнимaния гeoгpaфичecкoгo pacпpocтpaнeния диpoфиляpиoзa тpeбyютcя бoлee дeтaльный клиничecкий и эпидeмиoлoгичecкий aнaлиз кaждoгo cлyчaя диpoфиляpиoзa чeлoвeкa, пoдтвepждeннoгo лaбopaтopнo.
Key words: Dirofilaria immitis / Dirofilariosis / Morphology / Molecular identification / Zoonosis / Epidemiology
© N.I. Tumolskaya et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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