Ocular Filariasis in Human Caused by Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata Nematode, Australia
We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological and molecular evidence indicated that the nematode Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata, or a closely related taxon, likely transmitted from a macropodid marsupial host...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-3585_article |