Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis as Causative Agent of Human Ocular Filariosis after Travel to India
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We report a human case of ocular Dirofilaria infection in a traveler returning to Austria from India. Analysis of mitochondrial sequences identified the worm as Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis, a close relative of Dirofilaria repens, which was only recently described in Hong Kong and proposed as a new species.
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دوره 23 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017