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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 5(17), p. 863-866, 2011
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Human Intraocular Filariasis Caused byDirofilariasp. Nematode, Brazil
Journal article published in 2011 by
Domenico Otranto,
Daniel G. Diniz 
,
Filipe Dantas-Torres,
Maurizio Casiraghi ,
Izabela N. F. de Almeida,
Luciana N. F. de Almeida,
Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos ,
Adriano Penha Furtado,
Edmundo F. de Almeida Sobrinho,
Odile Bain
,
Filipe Dantas-Torres,
Maurizio Casiraghi ,
Izabela N. F. de Almeida,
Luciana N. F. de Almeida,
Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos ,
Adriano Penha Furtado,
Edmundo F. de Almeida Sobrinho,
Odile Bain
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Abstract
A case of human intraocular dirofilariasis is reported from northern Brazil. The nematode was morphologically and phylogenetically related to Dirofilaria immitis but distinct from reference sequences, including those of D. immitis infesting dogs in the same area. A zoonotic Dirofilaria species infesting wild mammals in Brazil and its implications are discussed.