Author/Authors :
KIA، Eshrat Beigom نويسنده Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran KIA, Eshrat Beigom , Sharifdini، Meysam نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Sharifdini, Meysam , Hajjaran، Homa نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Shahbazi، Ali Ehsan نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Shahbazi, Ali Ehsan , SAYYAD TALAIE، Zahra نويسنده Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran SAYYAD TALAIE, Zahra
Abstract :
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a nematode disease transmitted by arthropod vectors, is repeatedly reported in immigrant population. This disease is not endemic in Iran; however, different species of mosquitoes, capable of transmission of parasite mi-crofilaria, are distributed in the country. Hereby, incidental detection of an im-ported case of LF due to Wuchereria bancrofti in an Indian worker in Iran is reported. Identification of the case was performed based on morphological and morphomet-rical characteristics of microfilaria and PCR sequencing.
