Human Intraocular Filariasis Caused by<i>Dirofilaria</i>sp. Nematode, Brazil

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Authors

Domenico Otranto · University of Bari Aldo Moro

Daniel Guerreiro Diniz · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Filipe Dantas‐Torres · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Maurizio Casiraghi · Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Izabela Almeida · Almeida Memorial Hospital

Luciana Negrão Frota de Almeida · Universidade Federal do Pará

Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasites and Host Interactions Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 863-866

DOI: 10.3201/eid1705.100916

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