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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101309
Personal Author:
Bain, Odile ; Otranto, Domenico ; Diniz, Daniel G. ; Nascimento dos Santos, Jeannie ; Pinto de Oliveira, Norimar ; ... More +
Bain, Odile ; Otranto, Domenico ; Diniz, Daniel G. ; Nascimento dos Santos, Jeannie ; Pinto de Oliveira, Norimar ; Frota de Almeida, Izabela Negrão ; Frota de Almeida, Rafael Negrão ; Frota de Almeida, Luciana Negrão ; Dantas-Torres, Filipe ; Sobrinho, Edmundo Frota de Almeida Less -
Description:
A male nematode was extracted from iris fibers of a man from the Brazilian Amazon region. This nematode belonged to the genus Pelecitus but was distinct from the 16 known species in this genus. Similarities with Pelecitus spp. from neotropical birds suggested an avian origin for this species.
Subject:
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Adult
Animals
Dispatch
Eye
Filariasis
Filarioidea
Humans
Male

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):867-869.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Brazil
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:02115f4fe161df28bbd202de046f0ff4f1743d6edf796bddc27135f2388aa2cd
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