Dirofilaria striata infection in a North Carolina child.
A living, adult female Dirofilaria striata was removed from the orbit of a 6-year-old boy living in Buncombe County, NC. The specific identification of the filaria was based on its size and the morphological features of the cuticle including the weak, irregular, longitudinal ridges and small but conspicuous lateral alae.
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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D009915:Orbit / Q000469:parasitology*