Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia

We describe a case of imported ocular dirofilariasis in Australia, linked to the Hong Kong genotype of Dirofilaria sp., in a migrant from Sri Lanka. Surgical extraction and mitochondrial sequences analyses confirmed this filarioid nematode as the causative agent and a Dirofilaria sp. not previously...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2024-04, Vol.30 (4), p.829-830
Main Authors: Cope, Elliott D, Gupta, Nishant, Koehler, Anson V, Gasser, Robin B, Crowe, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Animals
Australia
Australia - epidemiology
Cytochrome
Dirofilaria
Dirofilaria - genetics
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Face
Foreign bodies
Genotype & phenotype
Hong Kong genotype
Humans
Infections
Mosquitoes
Nematoda
Nematodes
ocular dirofilariasis
Ocular Dirofilariasis in Migrant from Sri Lanka, Australia
parasites
Research Letter
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - epidemiology
Transients and Migrants
Tropical diseases
Zoonoses
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Summary:We describe a case of imported ocular dirofilariasis in Australia, linked to the Hong Kong genotype of Dirofilaria sp., in a migrant from Sri Lanka. Surgical extraction and mitochondrial sequences analyses confirmed this filarioid nematode as the causative agent and a Dirofilaria sp. not previously reported in Australia.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3004.240125