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 reported in Australia.PMID:38526371 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.240125

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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Elliott D Cope Nishant Gupta Anson V Koehler Robin B Gasser Amy Crowe Source Type: research

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