Delayed Diagnosis of Dirofilariasis and Complex Ocular Surgery, Russia
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326 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2013 Author affiliations: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (J. Duncombe, C. Lau, A. Clements); University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (P. Weinstein), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane (J. Aaskov); and Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane (M. Rourke, R. Grant)
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