Human infection with dirofilarial repens in Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-1996

Abstract

Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection in Malaysia. Thus far, only two human cases have been reported viz. Dirofilaria immitis and D. (Nochtiella) repens and in both instances, adult worms were recovered from infected patients. The two cases reported in the present study, one from Melaka and the other from Penang, were diagnosed histologically. Based on the diagnostic criteria for identifying Dirofilaria in tissue sections, the parasites were identified as D. (Nochtiella) repens.

Keywords

Human, infection, dirofilarial repens, Malaysia

Publication Title

Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)

ISSN

1823-7339

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

1

Issue

2

Publisher

Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

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