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Caracterización de las infecciones emergentes de Dirofilaria repens humana, Estonia, 2023
Emerging infectious diseases
|August 28, 2025
Resumen
La dirofilariasis humana, una enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos causada por Dirofilaria repens, se está extendiendo en Europa. Este estudio confirma las primeras infecciones autóctonas de Dirofilaria repens en Estonia, lo que pone de relieve una creciente preocupación por la salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Parasitología veterinaria
- Entomología médica
- Salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- Las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos representan un riesgo significativo para la salud pública mundial.
- La dirofilariasis humana, causada por Dirofilaria repens y transmitida por los mosquitos, se está expandiendo a nuevas regiones europeas.
- Existen datos limitados sobre la presencia y la propagación de Dirofilaria repens en el norte de Europa.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar de los primeros casos molecularmente confirmados de infección por Dirofilaria repens humana autóctona en Estonia.
- Para documentar la aparición de este nematodo parásito en un área no registrada anteriormente.
- Contribuir a comprender la expansión geográfica de las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos.
Principales métodos:
- Confirmación molecular de Dirofilaria repens en muestras clínicas humanas.
- Identificación del caso y recopilación de datos clínicos.
- Evaluación del contexto geográfico y entomológico.
Principales resultados:
- En Estonia se han identificado infecciones de Dirofilaria repens humanas autóctonas confirmadas molecularmente.
- Este es el primer caso documentado de dirofilariasis humana en el país.
- Los hallazgos indican una expansión hacia el norte del área de distribución del parásito en Europa.
Conclusiones:
- Estonia es una zona endémica recientemente identificada para la dirofilariasis humana.
- Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de una mayor vigilancia de las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos en Europa.
- Es posible que sean necesarias estrategias de sensibilización de la salud pública y de control de vectores en las regiones afectadas.
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