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Case Report

First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa

by
Krishnee Moodley
1,2,*,
Chetna N. Govind
1,2,
Abdool K.C. Peer
1,2,
Marissa van der Westhuizen
3,
Dharmesh Parbhoo
2,3,
Lisa Ming Sun
4,
Desiree C. du Plessis
4 and
John A. Frean
4,5
1
Lancet Laboratories, Durban, South Africa
2
School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
3
Medical Practitioner, Durban, South Africa
4
National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
5
Wits Research Institute for Malaria, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(1), 5726; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726
Submission received: 19 November 2014 / Revised: 8 January 2015 / Accepted: 9 January 2015 / Published: 3 March 2015

Abstract

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.
Keywords: Dirofilaria repens; zoonotic filariasis; ocular dirofilariasis; South Africa Dirofilaria repens; zoonotic filariasis; ocular dirofilariasis; South Africa

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Moodley, K.; Govind, C.N.; Peer, A.K.C.; van der Westhuizen, M.; Parbhoo, D.; Sun, L.M.; du Plessis, D.C.; Frean, J.A. First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7, 5726. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726

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Moodley K, Govind CN, Peer AKC, van der Westhuizen M, Parbhoo D, Sun LM, du Plessis DC, Frean JA. First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa. Infectious Disease Reports. 2015; 7(1):5726. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726

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Moodley, Krishnee, Chetna N. Govind, Abdool K.C. Peer, Marissa van der Westhuizen, Dharmesh Parbhoo, Lisa Ming Sun, Desiree C. du Plessis, and John A. Frean. 2015. "First detection of human dirofilariasis in South Africa" Infectious Disease Reports 7, no. 1: 5726. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5726

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