Human Intraocular Filariasis Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Nematode, Brazil

A case of human intraocular dirofilariasis is reported from northern Brazil. The nematode was morphologically and phylogenetically related to Dirofilaria immitis but distinct from reference sequences, including those of D. immitis infesting dogs in the same area. A zoonotic Dirofilaria species infes...

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Autores principales: Otranto, Domenico, Diniz, Daniel G., Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Casiraghi, Maurizio, de Almeida, Izabela N.F., de Almeida, Luciana N.F., Nascimento dos Santos, Jeannie, Furtado, Adriano Penha, Sobrinho, Edmundo F. de Almeida, Bain, Odile
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21529396
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.100916
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Sumario:A case of human intraocular dirofilariasis is reported from northern Brazil. The nematode was morphologically and phylogenetically related to Dirofilaria immitis but distinct from reference sequences, including those of D. immitis infesting dogs in the same area. A zoonotic Dirofilaria species infesting wild mammals in Brazil and its implications are discussed.

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