TO REPORT A CASE OF OCULAR ZOONOTIC INFESTATION OF DIROFILARIA REPENS

KHUSHDEEP KAUR; REENA KUMARI; DINESH KUMAR BHAGAT; SANJAY BOSAK

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2024.v17i6.51420

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KHUSHDEEP KAUR Department of Ophthalmology, Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College and L.S.K Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India.
REENA KUMARI Department of Ophthalmology, Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College and L.S.K Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India.
DINESH KUMAR BHAGAT Department of Ophthalmology, Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College and L.S.K Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India.
SANJAY BOSAK Department of Ophthalmology, Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College and L.S.K Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India.

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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2024.v17i6.51420

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Dirofilaria repens, Zoonosis, Eosinophilia, Parasite

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To report a case of ocular zoonotic infestation of Dirofilaria Repens.

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