Ocular Filariasis in Human Caused by Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata Nematode, Australia

We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological and molecular evidence indicated that the nematode Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata, or a closely related taxon, likely transmitted from a macropodid marsupial host...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 297 - 300
Main Authors Koehler, Anson V, Robson, Jennifer M B, Spratt, David M, Hann, Joshua, Beveridge, Ian, Walsh, Michael, McDougall, Rodney, Bromley, Mark, Hume, Anna, Sheorey, Harsha, Gasser, Robin B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Australia
Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata
Care and treatment
Causes of
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diagnosis
Dispatch
DNA
Filariasis
human
Infections
marsupial
Marsupials
Morphology
Nematode, Australia
Nematodes
ocular filariasis
Ocular Filariasis in Human Caused by
Phylogenetics
Tropical diseases
Zoonoses
Australia
Queensland Australia
ocular filariasis
parasites
zoonoses
Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata
marsupial
Australia
human
nematodes
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Summary:We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological and molecular evidence indicated that the nematode Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata, or a closely related taxon, likely transmitted from a macropodid marsupial host was involved, which might represent an accidental finding or an emerging zoonosis.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2701.203585