It was thus worthy to report this retrospective analysis of 19 feline cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis observed in an area of Central Italy, from wich 4 human cases have already been reported (Pampiglione et al., 1995; Pampiglione and Rivasi, 2000) and
suitable vectors are present (Romi et al., 1997; Grelloni and Biasini, 2002), although no
animal reservoirs has ever been noticed.