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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Koehsler, Martina ; Soleiman, Afschin ; Aspöck, Horst ; Auer, Herbert ; Walochnik, Julia
Koehsler, Martina ; Soleiman, Afschin ; Aspöck, Horst ; Auer, Herbert ; Walochnik, Julia Less -
Description:
We identified Onchocerca jakutensis as the causative agent of an unusual human filariasis in a patient with lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of human infection with O. jakutensis and the first human case of zoonotic onchocercosis involving >1 worm.
Subject:
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Animals
Dispatch
Female
Filariasis
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Middle Aged
Onchocerca
Onchocerca Jakutensis
Onchocerciasis
Paraffin-embedded Tissue
PCR
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Renal Dialysis
Zoonoses
Zoonosis
Dispatch

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1749-1752.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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