title: Human intraocular filariasis caused by Dirofilaria sp. nematode, Brazil.
abstract: A case of human intraocular dirofilariasis is reported from northern Brazil. The nematode was morphologically and phylogenetically related to Dirofilaria immitis but distinct from reference sequences, including those of D. immitis infesting dogs in the same area. A zoonotic Dirofilaria species infesting wild mammals in Brazil and its implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Zootecnia, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy. d.otranto@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otranto
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dantas-Torres
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casiraghi
authors.forename: Izabela N F
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Luciana N F
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Jeannie Nascimento
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Adriano Penha
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Edmundo F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: de Almeida Sobrinho
authors.forename: Odile
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1 / Q000235:genetics; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1