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BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 62  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 649-651

A rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens in rural Gujarat


1 Department of Microbiology, PS Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India

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32, 'Prayag', Krishna Township, Near Jogni Mata's temple, Opp. Khetiwadi Farm, Lambhwel road, Anand, Gujarat 388001
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.118442

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Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic filariasis with over 782 cases reported so far from different parts of the world. Human dirofilariasis, caused by Dirofilaria repens, have been reported to occur widely throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa. It has not been widely recognized in India, however; several cases have been reported in last few years. There is probably a focus of human infection with D. repens in Kerala. Herein, we present a review of human infections by D. repens, along with a case report of subconjunctival dirofilariasis from rural part of Gujarat.


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