First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa

First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa

Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection. Dirofilariasis is frequently misdiagnosed, so increased awareness of this entity in areas that are...

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Main Authors: Krishnee Moodley, Chetna N. Govind, Abdool K.C. Peer, Marissa van der Westhuizen, Dharmesh Parbhoo, Lisa Ming Sun, Desiree C. du Plessis, John A. Frean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Dirofilaria repens, zoonotic filariasis, ocular dirofilariasis, South Africa
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5726
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spelling doaj-368d5608f35b462d8a7097ea974aaa062021-01-02T09:07:54ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74302036-74492015-03-017110.4081/idr.2015.57263019First detection of human dirofilariasis in South AfricaKrishnee Moodley0Chetna N. Govind1Abdool K.C. Peer2Marissa van der Westhuizen3Dharmesh Parbhoo4Lisa Ming Sun5Desiree C. du Plessis6John A. Frean7Lancet Laboratories, Durban; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NataLancet Laboratories, Durban; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NataLancet Laboratories, Durban; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NataMedical Practitioner, DurbanSchool of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Medical Practitioner, DurbanNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, JohannesburgNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, JohannesburgNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg; Wits Research Institute for Malaria, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgHumans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection. Dirofilariasis is frequently misdiagnosed, so increased awareness of this entity in areas that are non-endemic is essential for prevention of inappropriate investigations and invasive therapy.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5726Dirofilaria repens, zoonotic filariasis, ocular dirofilariasis, South Africa
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author Krishnee Moodley
Chetna N. Govind
Abdool K.C. Peer
Marissa van der Westhuizen
Dharmesh Parbhoo
Lisa Ming Sun
Desiree C. du Plessis
John A. Frean
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Chetna N. Govind
Abdool K.C. Peer
Marissa van der Westhuizen
Dharmesh Parbhoo
Lisa Ming Sun
Desiree C. du Plessis
John A. Frean
First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
Infectious Disease Reports
Dirofilaria repens, zoonotic filariasis, ocular dirofilariasis, South Africa
author_facet Krishnee Moodley
Chetna N. Govind
Abdool K.C. Peer
Marissa van der Westhuizen
Dharmesh Parbhoo
Lisa Ming Sun
Desiree C. du Plessis
John A. Frean
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title First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
title_short First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
title_full First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
title_fullStr First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa
title_sort first detection of human dirofilariasis in south africa
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series Infectious Disease Reports
issn 2036-7430
2036-7449
publishDate 2015-03-01
description Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection. Dirofilariasis is frequently misdiagnosed, so increased awareness of this entity in areas that are non-endemic is essential for prevention of inappropriate investigations and invasive therapy.
topic Dirofilaria repens, zoonotic filariasis, ocular dirofilariasis, South Africa
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5726
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