Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Koehler, Anson V. ; Robson, Jennifer M.B. ; Spratt, David M. ; Hann, Joshua ; Beveridge, Ian ; Walsh, Michael ; McDougall, Rodney ; Bromley, Mark ; Hume, Anna ; Sheorey, Harsha ; Gasser, Robin B.
• Description:
  We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological and molecular evidence indicated that the nematode Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata, or a closely related taxon, likely transmitted from a macropodid marsupial host was involved, which might represent an accidental finding or an emerging zoonosis.
• Subjects:
  Australia Breinlia (Johnstonema) Annulipapillata Dispatch Human Marsupial Nematodes Ocular Filariasis Ocular Filariasis In Human Caused By Breinlia (Johnstonema) Annulipapillata Nematode, Australia Parasites Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):297-300
• Pubmed ID:
  33350933
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7774559
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ca278ab604608a0f98527012c5c0594a20c87da0c9722016da0a4df5a0324fb8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100002/cdc_100002_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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