A case of ocular infection with Onchocerca lupi in a dog from Germany.

Autor: Hodžić A; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria., Hinney B; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria., König S; Kleintierpraxis Havixbeck, Havixbeck, Germany., Naucke TJ; Division of Parasitology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.; Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany., Duscher G; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria., Joachim A; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Transboundary and emerging diseases [Transbound Emerg Dis] 2018 Feb; Vol. 65 (1), pp. e214-e216. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 17.
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12715
Abstrakt: Onchocerca lupi is an emerging zoonotic parasite infecting the ocular connective tissue of dogs, cats and humans. The only known case of canine ocular onchocerciasis in Germany was documented in 2002 in a shelter dog. However, the species of Onchocerca causing the infection could not be identified. Here, we report a case of the ocular infection with O. lupi in a dog, confirmed by PCR and sequencing of the cox1 gene. Further investigations are required to assess the risk factors for transmission and spread of the parasite in Germany.
(© 2017 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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