Summary Autochthonous Dirofilaria repens infections have been found in dogs and other carnivores in most European countries. In the same countries, reports of human dirofilariasis are becoming increasingly prevalent. We present 18 cases of people infected with D. repens for a 10-year period traced in our hospital. The data was collected from the observations and tests of all 18 patients from the whole country treated at the Specialized Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Sofia in the period 2009 – 2018. We used a morphological method, serology test and Knott’s method for microfilariae. The patients were 11 to 74 years of age, 12 female and 6 male. In most cases, patients have subcutaneous nodules or face, eyelid and eyes localization. The trend of increasing incidence in Bulgaria continues, with age and sex distribution and localization of the larva being similar to those in other European countries.

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2009 年至 2018 年间保加利亚的人类恶丝虫病

总结 在大多数欧洲国家，已在狗和其他食肉动物中发现了本土恶丝虫感染。在这些国家，人类恶丝虫病的报告正变得越来越普遍。我们介绍了 18 例在我们医院追踪的 10 年感染白粉病患者的病例。数据收集自 2009 年至 2018 年期间在索非亚传染病和寄生虫病专科医院接受治疗的全国所有 18 名患者的观察和测试。我们使用形态学方法、血清学测试和诺氏法检测微丝蚴。患者年龄11～74岁，女12例，男6例。在大多数情况下，患者有皮下结节或面部、眼睑和眼睛定位。保加利亚发病率上升的趋势仍在继续，