Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong

Jyotsna, Aruna S.; Vinayan, Kollencheri Puthenveettil; Biswas, Lalitha; Haridas, Sujithra; Roy, Arun G.; Suresh, Parasmal; Kumar, Anil

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Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong

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May 2021
By Jyotsna, Aruna S. ; Vinayan, Kollencheri Puthenveettil ; Biswas, Lalitha ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Jyotsna, Aruna S. ; Vinayan, Kollencheri Puthenveettil ; Biswas, Lalitha ; Haridas, Sujithra ; Roy, Arun G. ; Suresh, Parasmal ; Kumar, Anil
Description:

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by human diroflarial infection is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis and concomitant intraocular dirofilarial infection in India. Sequencing of the mitochondrial genome identified the worm as Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong, a close relative of D. repens nematodes.
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Animals Dirofilaria Dirofilaria Repens Dirofilariasis Genotype Humans Meningitis
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 27(5):1532-1534
Pubmed ID:

33900191
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8084481
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Journal Article
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Letter
Place as Subject:

Hong Kong ; India
Volume:

27
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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