New World Ocular Dirofilariasis Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection, United States

We describe an infection caused by Dirofilaria repens nematodes in California, USA. A firm nodule developed after an insect bite on a patient’s eyelid. Excision with morphologic and molecular analysis confirmed D. repens infection. Our findings confirm the necessity of both molecular and histologic...

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Autors principals:	Ben J. Glasgow, Mackenzie Collins, Luke Helminiak, Joshua A. Lieberman, Blaine A. Mathison, Shangxin Yang
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2026-07-01
Col·lecció:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Matèries:	Ocular dirofilariasis Dirofilaria repens eyelid infection nematode parasites parasitic infection
Accés en línia:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/32/7/25-1596_article
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