Imported lymphatic filariasis in an Indian immigrant to iran.

ABSTRACT: Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a nematode disease transmitted by arthropod vectors, is repeatedly reported in immigrant population. This disease is not endemic in Iran; however, different species of mosquitoes, capable of transmission of parasite microfilaria, are distributed in the country. Hereby, incidental detection of an imported case of LF due to Wuchereria bancrofti in an Indian worker in Iran is reported. Identification of the case was performed based on morphological and morphometrical characteristics of microfilaria and PCR sequencing.

SUBMITTER: Kia EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289875 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature