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Krishnee Moodley1, Chetna N Govind1, Abdool K C Peer1
1Lancet Laboratories, University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban, South Africa ; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal , Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract:
Humans are occasionally inadvertently infected with dirofilariae, the zoonotic nematodes. We report two cases of human dirofilariasis in South Africa, an area apparently non-endemic for this infection. Dirofilariasis is frequently misdiagnosed, so increased awareness of this entity in areas that are non-endemic is essential for prevention of inappropriate investigations and invasive therapy.
