Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Europe

Gobbi, Federico; Beltrame, Anna; Buonfrate, Dora; Staffolani, Silvia; Degani, Monica; Gobbo, Maria; Angheben, Andrea; Marocco, Stefania; Bisoffi, Zeno

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Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Europe

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Sep 2017
By Gobbi, Federico ; Beltrame, Anna ; Buonfrate, Dora ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gobbi, Federico ; Beltrame, Anna ; Buonfrate, Dora ; Staffolani, Silvia ; Degani, Monica ; Gobbo, Maria ; Angheben, Andrea ; Marocco, Stefania ; Bisoffi, Zeno
Description:

We report 74 patients in Europe 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.
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Cme Dispatch Eosinophilia Europe Expatriates Filariasis Immigrants Imported Infections Imported Infections With Mansonella Perstans Nematodes, Europe Mansonella Perstans Microfilaremia Nematodes Parasites
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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(9):1539-1542.
Pubmed ID:

28820369
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5572860
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Journal Article
Volume:

23
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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