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First report of Onchocerca lupi from Israel and confirmation of two genotypes circulating among canine, feline and human hosts.
Parasitology - 1 Dec 2020
Rojas A, Salant H, Yasur-Landau D, Tsarfati H, Baneth G
Abstract excerpt
Onchocerca lupi is a parasitic filarioid and the causative agent of canine ocular onchocercosis, a zoonotic disease of domestic dogs with sporadic reports in humans. A 13-year-old dog with no travel history outside of Israel was presented to an ophthalmology veterinary clinic in Israel with severe right ocular and periocular disease. After surgical exploration, thin helminths were removed from the dorsal sclera...
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