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  "abstract": "Filarial nematodes cause significant illness worldwide, including lymphatic and subcutaneous filariases in tropical regions. Dirofilaria asiatica is a recently described canine filarioid increasingly implicated in zoonotic human infections. Here, we report a patent infection in a child in Sri Lanka who had persistent microfilaraemia after 2 rounds of diethylcarbamazine treatment.",
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      "name": "Ushani Atapattu"
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    {
      "name": "Indeewarie E. Gunaratna"
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      "name": "Lucas G. Huggins"
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    {
      "name": "Murali Vallipuranathan"
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      "name": "Nipuni Shilpeswarage"
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    {
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  "pmcid": "PMC13715880",
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  "published": "2026-10-30",
  "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention",
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  "title": "Persistent Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria asiatica Infection in 2-Year-Old Child, Sri Lanka, 2024",
  "title_text": "Persistent Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria asiatica Infection in 2-Year-Old Child, Sri Lanka, 2024",
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  "updated_at": "2026-11-04T12:21:18Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6pw1nkmzt3bvq",
  "venue": "Emerging Infectious Diseases",
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