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Dirofilaria repens Nematode Infection with Microfilaremia in Traveler Returning to Belgium from Senegal

We report human infection with a Dirofilaria repens nematode likely acquired in Senegal. An adult worm was extracted from the right conjunctiva of the case-patient, and blood microfilariae were detected, which led to an initial misdiagnosis of loiasis. We also observed the complete life cycle of a D...

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Pubblicato in:Emerg Infect Dis
Autori principali: Potters, Idzi, Vanfraechem, Gaëlle, Bottieau, Emmanuel
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106435/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30124407
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180462
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