ArticleParasites & vectors2017
First autochthonous cases of canine thelaziosis in Slovakia: a new affected area in Central Europe.
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- Systematic review on infection and disease caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Europe: 2001-2020.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2020Pooled it
- From Asia to Europe: epidemiology, genetic diversity, and One Health implications of Thelazia callipaeda.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2026Review
- Thelaziasis in humans: A systematic review of reported cases.New microbes and new infections · 2025Review
- Human Thelaziosis Caused by Thelazia callipaeda Eyeworm, Hungary.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
- The Vector-Borne Zoonotic NematodePathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Suspected autochthonous Thelazia callipaeda infection in a dog in northern Germany.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- First report of canine ocular thelaziosis in the Republic of Moldova.Parasites & vectors · 2019Article
- Zoonotic nematodes of wild carnivores.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Review
- The first autochthonous case of feline ocular thelaziosis in Austria.Parasitology research · 2019Article
- Prevention of canine ocular thelaziosis (Thelazia callipaeda) with a combination of milbemycin oxime and afoxolaner (Nexgard SpectraParasite (Paris, France) · 2019Article
- The first feline and new canine cases of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae) infection in Hungary.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Predicting the distribution of Phortica variegata and potential for Thelazia callipaeda transmission in Europe and the United Kingdom.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe spirurid nematode Thelazia callipaeda, also called the "Oriental eyeworm", is the causative agent of canine and human ocular thelaziosis. In the past few years it has started to spread across central Europe and new endemic areas have been established. The present study reports on the first four autochthonous cases of canine ocular thelaziosis in the territory of Slovakia, Central Europe.
resultsAll cases were recorded in dogs living in eastern Slovakia, near the border with the Ukraine. All worms collected were investigated morphologically and their identification further confirmed at the molecular level by PCR amplification and direct sequencing. Nucleotide sequences of partial T. callipaeda cox1 and 28S rDNA gene fragments isolated from Slovak dogs were submitted to the GenBank database under accession numbers KY476400 and KY476401, respectively.
conclusionsConsidering that all four cases were diagnosed in animals that had never travelled abroad, there is clear evidence of an autochthonous occurrence and thereby the further spread of T. callipaeda across Europe. Moreover, at latitude of 48°N, these cases might be considered as the northernmost recorded cases of autochthonous in western and Central Europe.
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