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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Gobbi, Federico; Beltrame, Anna; Buonfrate, Dora; Staffolani, Silvia; Degani, Monica; ... More +
Gobbi, Federico; Beltrame, Anna; Buonfrate, Dora; Staffolani, Silvia; Degani, Monica; Gobbo, Maria; Angheben, Andrea; Marocco, Stefania; Bisoffi, Zeno; Less -
Description:
We report 74 patients in Italy infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes, a poorly described filarial parasite. M. perstans nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia from disease-endemic countries. Serologic analysis is useful for screening, and testing for microfilaremia in peripheral blood should be performed for parasite-positive patients.
Subject:
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CME
Dispatch
Eosinophilia
Expatriates
Filariasis
Immigrants
Imported Infections
Imported Infections With Mansonella Perstans Nematodes, Italy
Italy
Mansonella Perstans
Microfilaremia
Nematodes
Parasites

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(9):1539-1542.;
Pubmed ID:
28820369
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5572860
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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