Dirofilaria repens nematode infection with microfilaremia in traveler returning to Belgium from Senegal

Idzi Potters; Gaelle Vanfraechem; Emmanuel Bottieau

doi:10.3201/eid2409.180462

Dirofilaria repens nematode infection with microfilaremia in traveler returning to Belgium from Senegal

Idzi Potters, Gaelle Vanfraechem, Emmanuel Bottieau

Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

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. repens nematode in this patient.

Original language	English
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	1761-1763
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1080-6040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180462
Publication status	Published - 2018

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B780-tropical-medicine

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