Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/4/24-0125_article |