Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India
Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia. Molecular analysis indicated Dirofilaria repens nematodes of an Asian genotype. Microfilaremia showed no clear period...
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| author | Lena Huebl Dennis Tappe Manfred Giese Sandra Mempel Egbert Tannich Benno Kreuels Michael Ramharter Luzia Veletzky Johannes Jochum |
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| description | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia. Molecular analysis indicated Dirofilaria repens nematodes of an Asian genotype. Microfilaremia showed no clear periodicity. Presence of Wolbachia endosymbionts enabled successful treatment with doxycycline. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1c449ab2699456783bcccadf0295a952022-12-21T23:44:00ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-06-012761701170410.3201/eid2706.210592Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to IndiaLena HueblDennis TappeManfred GieseSandra MempelEgbert TannichBenno KreuelsMichael RamharterLuzia VeletzkyJohannes JochumHuman subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia. Molecular analysis indicated Dirofilaria repens nematodes of an Asian genotype. Microfilaremia showed no clear periodicity. Presence of Wolbachia endosymbionts enabled successful treatment with doxycycline.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/21-0592_articledirofilariasisDirofilaria repensmicrofilariaeperiodicityWolbachiaparasites |
| spellingShingle | Lena Huebl Dennis Tappe Manfred Giese Sandra Mempel Egbert Tannich Benno Kreuels Michael Ramharter Luzia Veletzky Johannes Jochum Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India Emerging Infectious Diseases dirofilariasis Dirofilaria repens microfilariae periodicity Wolbachia parasites |
| title | Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India |
| title_full | Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India |
| title_short | Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India |
| title_sort | recurrent swelling and microfilaremia caused by dirofilaria repens infection after travel to india |
| topic | dirofilariasis Dirofilaria repens microfilariae periodicity Wolbachia parasites |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/21-0592_article |
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