TY - JOUR AU - Koehler, Anson AU - Robson, Jennifer M.B. AU - Spratt, David AU - Hann, Joshua AU - Beveridge, Ian AU - Walsh, Michael AU - McDougall, Rodney AU - Bromley, Mark AU - Hume, Anna AU - Sheorey, Harsha AU - Gasser, Robin T1 - Ocular Filariasis in Human Caused by Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata Nematode, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 1 SP - 297 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological and molecular evidence indicated that the nematode Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata, or a closely related taxon, likely transmitted from a macropodid marsupial host was involved, which might represent an accidental finding or an emerging zoonosis. KW - Australia KW - human KW - marsupial KW - ocular filariasis KW - zoonoses KW - Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata KW - nematodes KW - parasites DO - 10.3201/eid2701.203585 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-3585_article ER - End of Reference