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Vojtech Boldiš, František Ondriska, Daniela Antolová, Martina Miterpáková, Marcela Bastlová, Jakub Steinhübel
Dirofilariasis caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is mainly a disease of dogs. Humans can also be accidentally infected. Mosquitoes transmit the infective larvae....
Molecular diagnostic of Cryptosporidium parvum in a patient from Slovakia
Kristína Mravcová, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Rastislav Mucha, Mária Goldová
Cryptosporidiosis is a significant cause of diarrhoea in animals and humans throughout the world. It presents a severe health risk, especially to children living in...
Epidemiology of dirofilariosis in Slovakia
Martina Miterpáková, František Ondriska, Daniela Antolová, Vojtech Boldiš
Human dirofilariosis, a mosquito-borne infection caused by Dirofilaria nematodes, is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis in the territory of the Central Europe. Climate...
Alveolar echinococcosis in Slovakia
Daniela Antolová, Martina Miterpáková, Róbert Rosoľanka, Júlia Jarošová, Miroslava Fecková, František Ondriska
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by small tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis belongs among the most severe parasitic diseases transmissible between animals and humans. The disease is characterized...