Also in Ukraine, bordering both Slovakia and Hungary, despite the shortness of accessible data, the current situation points to an increasing trend of D. immitis infections in the dog population.
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Dirofilaria immitis conquering the regions in Slovakia previously endemic for D. repens.
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From the epidemiological point of view, the recent data show a stable situation or even a decreasing trend in D. immitis prevalence in Western European countries, including previously hyperendemic areas, and a faster spread of D. repens in these territories (Genchi and Kramer 2020 ).