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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 42(2), 1990, pp. 124-126
Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Dirofilaria striata Infection in a North Carolina Child

Thomas C. Orihel AND Edward K. Isbey, Jr.
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Asheville Eye Medical and Surgical Associates, Asheville, North Carolina

A living, adult female Dirofilaria striata was removed from the orbit of a 6-year-old boy living in Buncombe County, NC. The specific identification of the filaria was based on its size and the morphological features of the cuticle including the weak, irregular, longitudinal ridges and small but conspicuous lateral alae.






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