ArticleParasitology research2016
Zoonotic ocular onchocercosis caused by Onchocerca lupi in dogs in Romania.
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- Filarial worms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diversity in animals from Iran with emphasis on human cases.Parasitology · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of Onchocerca lupi in shelter dogs from an endemic region of the Southwestern USA.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Studies on Eye Diseases in Centers for Stray Dogs in Northwestern Romania.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Autochthonous Onchocerca lupi infection of a domestic dog in Austria.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Onchocerca lupi in imported dogs in the UK: implications for animal and public health.BMC veterinary research · 2022Article
- Case Report: A New Geographic Area for the Presence of the Zoonotic Ocular Nematode,Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Zoonotic Ocular Onchocercosis byThe Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2021Review
- Zoonotic nematodes of wild carnivores.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Review
- A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Filarioid infections in wild carnivores: a multispecies survey in Romania.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- Mosquitoes in the Danube Delta: searching for vectors of filarioid helminths and avian malaria.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- First detection of Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs in southern Spain.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
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Abstract
Onchocerca lupi is a filarial nematode, which infects the scleral conjunctival tissue of dogs, wolves and cats. Whilst adult nematodes localize in the conjunctive tissue of sclera or in the retrobulbar, microfilariae are found in the skin, and they are rarely diagnosed in asymptomatic animals. Since the first report of human ocular infection 5 years ago, up to 10 zoonotic cases have been identified in patients worldwide. We report, for the first time in Romania, three cases of canine ocular onchocercosis in dogs. Fragments of the harvested worms were characterized morphologically and molecularly. This article expands knowledge on the distribution of this parasite in Eastern Europe and sounds an alarm bell for ophthalmologists about the possible occurrence of human cases of O. lupi infection.
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