Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia

Cope, Elliott D.; Gupta, Nishant; Koehler, Anson V.; Gasser, Robin B.; Crowe, Amy

doi:10.3201/eid3004.240125

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Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia

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4 2024
By Cope, Elliott D. ; Gupta, Nishant ; Koehler, Anson V. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Cope, Elliott D. ; Gupta, Nishant ; Koehler, Anson V. ; Gasser, Robin B. ; Crowe, Amy
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Animals Dirofilaria Dirofilariasis Face Humans Transients And Migrants
Keywords:

Australia Biotechnology Books And Media Hong Kong Genotype Mitochondrial RNA Nematodes Ocular Dirofilariasis Parasites Sri Lanka Vaccines Vector-borne Infections Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):829-830
Pubmed ID:

38526371
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC10977853
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Research Letter
Place as Subject:

Australia ; Sri Lanka
Volume:

30
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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