Dirofilaria asiatica Infection and Asymptomatic Microfilaremia, Sri Lanka, 2025.

Authors

Dilini Mataraarachchi, Iroshini Abeysekara, Harsha Narammalage, Thulangi Siriwardana, Nayana Gunathilaka, Murali Vallipuranathan, Prasanga Serasinghe, Lakmini Liyanage, Nilanka Perera, Guwani Liyanage, Shalindra Ranasinghe, Nilmini Chandrasena

Published in

Emerging infectious diseases. Volume 32. Issue 11. Pages 1885-1889.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of asymptomatic Dirofilaria microfilaremia in humans in Sri Lanka, detected during night blood surveillance for lymphatic filariasis in 2025. Partial sequence of microfilarial cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene revealed that both infections were caused by the novel species D. asiatica, originally described in Hong Kong as Candidatus D. honkongensis.

PMID:
42912417
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