Recovery of a species of Brugia, probably B. ceylonensis, from the conjunctiva of a patient in Sri Lanka

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-86

  Dissanaike, A S ^a   Jayaweera Bandara, C D ^b   Padmini, H H ^b   Ihalamulla, R L ^c   Naotunne, T De S ^c  

^a Eye Hospital ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^b Eye Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA; BRUGIA CEYLONENSIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITEMIA; ZOONOSIS;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0033982106     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2000.11813516     Document Type: Article

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