See Dirofilaria repens ; this filarial worm occurs in subcutaneous tissues of dogs, cats, and occasionally in humans.
Incubation Period
Variable, a few days.
Prepatent Period
~1 week.
Patency
Lifelong due to autoinfection.
Therapy
Unknown for humans. Ivermectin, however, which ist used in dogs, would probably help.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Moving Skin Filaria. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4079-1
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