First Detection of Human Dirofilariasis in South Africa

Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection. Dirofilariasis is frequently misdiagnosed, so increased awareness of this entity in areas that are...

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Autores principales: Moodley, Krishnee, Govind, Chetna N., Peer, Abdool K.C., van der Westhuizen, Marissa, Parbhoo, Dharmesh, Sun, Lisa Ming, du Plessis, Desiree C., Frean, John A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874068
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874068
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726

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