Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia

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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Main Authors: Elliott D. Cope, Nishant Gupta, Anson V. Koehler, Robin B. Gasser, Amy Crowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
ocular dirofilariasis
Dirofilaria
Hong Kong genotype
parasites
Australia
Sri Lanka
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/4/24-0125_article

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