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High-throughput sequencing of Strongyloides stercoralis - a fatal disseminated infection in a dog.
Parasitology - 1 May 2024
Nosková Eva, Svobodová Vlasta, Hypská Vilma, Cerezo-Echevarria Argiñe, Kurucová Terézia, Ilík Vladislav, Modrý David, Pafčo Barbora
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The rhabditid nematode Strongyloides stercoralis is known worldwide as the causative agent of strongyloidiasis in humans. In addition to public health concerns, S. stercoralis also infects dogs, which represent a possible reservoir for potentially zoonotic transmissions. We describe the first confirmed case of fatal disseminated infection in a dog in the Czech Republic. The microscopic and histological results...
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