Onchocerca jakutensis Filariasis in Humans
We identified Onchocerca jakutensis as the causative agent of an unusual human filariasis in a patient with lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of human infection with O. jakutensis and the first human case of zoonotic onchocercosis involving >1 worm.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0017_article |