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Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia.

Authors :
Cope ED
Gupta N
Koehler AV
Gasser RB
Crowe A
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2024 Apr; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 829-830.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We describe a case of imported ocular dirofilariasis in Australia, linked to the Hong Kong genotype of Dirofilaria sp., in a migrant from Sri Lanka. Surgical extraction and mitochondrial sequences analyses confirmed this filarioid nematode as the causative agent and a Dirofilaria sp. not previously reported in Australia.

Subjects

Subjects :
Animals
Humans
Sri Lanka epidemiology
Face
Dirofilaria genetics
Australia epidemiology
Dirofilariasis diagnosis
Transients and Migrants

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Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38526371
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3004.240125
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