Subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens in Sri Lanka: A potential risk of transmitting human dirofilariasis

OBJECTIVE: Dirofilariasis is a parasitic infection caused by filarial nematodes belonging to the genus Dirofilaria. Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens has been widely reported from European countries. Sri Lanka is the most affected country in Asia with an infection rate of almost 60% in...

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Autores principales: Gunathilaka, Nayana, Siriwardana, Shirom, Wijesooriya, Lakmini, Gunaratne, Gayana, Perera, Nilanga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28491315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17701373

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