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DOID:1082 - dirofilariasis

Disease Ontology Definition:A filariasis that is a zoonotic infection caused by nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens, which are transmitted to humans from dogs, cats, wolves and coyotes by infected mosquitoes. The disease manifests as either subcutaneous nodules or pulmonary lesions.

Synonyms: Dirofilaria infectious disease, Infection by Dirofilaria (disorder), Infection by Dirofilaria

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Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): filariasis (is_a), lung disease (is_a), skin disease (is_a)