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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 17(5), 1968, pp. 730-732
Copyright © 1968 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Zoonotic Filarial Infection in a Four-Year-Old Child in Eastern Canada*

Zafer Ali Khan AND E. Meerovitch
Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Macdonald College, P.Q., Canada

A larval nematode was observed in a small but dense, fibrous, subcutaneous nodule on the brow of a 4-year-old boy in New Brunswick, Canada. On the basis of its dimensions, organization, and location, it was identified as a fourth-stage female Dirofilaria. In all previous cases of zoonotic filariasis in North America the worms were found in adults and were themselves sexually mature.


* Supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada and a National Health Grant awarded through the Quebec Ministry of Health (Project No. 604-7-557).






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