Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India

Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia. Molecular analysis indicated Dirofilaria repens nematodes of an Asian genotype. Microfilaremia showed no clear period...

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Autores principales: Huebl, Lena, Tappe, Dennis, Giese, Manfred, Mempel, Sandra, Tannich, Egbert, Kreuels, Benno, Ramharter, Michael, Veletzky, Luzia, Jochum, Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.210592
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Sumario:Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia. Molecular analysis indicated Dirofilaria repens nematodes of an Asian genotype. Microfilaremia showed no clear periodicity. Presence of Wolbachia endosymbionts enabled successful treatment with doxycycline.

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