Abstract
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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Winkler, S., Pollreisz, A., Georgopoulos, M., Bagò-Horvath, Z., Auer, H., To, K. K. W., … Walochnik, J. (2017, August 1). Candidatus dirofilaria hongkongensis as causative agent of human ocular filariosis after travel to India. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170423
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