[Dirofilariasis in France: a case in Languedoc in an HIV-seropositive patient]. / La dirofilariose en France: un cas languedocien chez un sujet sérologiquement positif pour le VIH.

Dirofilaria repens is an endemic canine parasite in the Mediterranean area. Human infestation is rare. We observed a case in an HIV-positive patient who presented an ocular filaria which was successfully removed under local anesthesia. In man, filariae may be expulsed without a parasite cycle or complete a growth cycle, depending on the individual's immunological status. The disease has been known in southern France for several centuries, mainly in lagoons near the Mediterranean seaside. A review of the literature however shows that observation of clinical cases is rare, only 46 cases having been reported to date. Outcome is favorable.

[Parasitic fecal analyses. Prescription, application and interpretation of results]. / Les analyses coprologiques parasitaires. Prescription, mise en oeuvre et interprétation des résultats.

The increasing ease of intercontinental travel, immigration and the multiplication of cases of immune depression are such that European physicians are now frequently required to prescribe stool examinations for parasites. This article defines the laboratory approach to the diagnosis of intestinal parasites: indications for tests, based upon clinical and epidemiological data; methods of prescription and recommendations to patients; techniques used in the laboratory and their cost; minimum answer times; interpretation of results, in particular in the immune depressed.

[Ecology of leishmaniasis in Southern France. 18. Enzymatic identification of Leishmania infantum Nicolle, 1908, isolated from Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir, 1921, spontaneously infected in the Cévennes]. / Ecologie des leishmanioses dans le Sud de la France. 18. Identification enzymatique de Leishmania infantum Nicolle, 1908, isolé de Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir, 1921 spontanément infesté en Cévennes.

Out of 187 female Phlebotomus ariasi caught in the Cévennes focus of leishmaniasis 3 were found naturally infected with Leishmania. The infection in one of the three had spread from the midgut to the pharynx and proboscis. Stocks of Leishmania were isolated from two of the flies and 8 isoenzymes were examined. The newly isolated parasites were found to be indistinguishable from zymodeme 1 of Leishmania infantum s. st.

[A new Phlebotomus for Spain. Phlebotomus (Adlerius) mascittii Grassi, 1908]. / Un phlébotome mouveau pour l'Espagne. Phlebotomus (Adlerius) mascittii Grassi, 1908.

The authors have made the first discovery of Phlebotomus mascittii in Spain. The species was caught in Catalonia in the provinces of Gerona and Barcelona. Altogether 7 individual sandflies (4 male, 3 female) were collected (using oiled paper traps) in four separate sub-mediterranean sites (between 650 and 780 m).