Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye
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* Corresponding author: Domenico Otranto d.otranto@veterinaria.uniba.it
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:41 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-41
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Domenico Otranto, Emanuele Brianti, Maria Latrofa, Giada Annoscia, Stefania Weigl, Riccardo Lia, Gabriella Gaglio, Ettore Napoli, Salvatore Giannetto, Elias Papadopoulos, Guadalupe Mirò, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Odile Bain Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:1 (3 January 2012) This study demonstrated that, in addition to the most common species of filarioids infesting dogs, a recently discovered Cercopithifilaria sp. with dermal microfilariae should be considered in tick-exposed animals. Image: An immunofluorescence view of a Rhipicephalus sanguineus nymph.
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Thelazia callipaeda: infection in dogs: a new parasite for Spain Guadalupe Miró, Ana Montoya, Leticia Hernández, Diana Dado, María Vázquez, Marta Benito, Manuel Villagrasa, Emanuelle Brianti, Domenico Otranto Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:148 (27 July 2011) This study describes the first autochthonous cases of infection by Thelazia callipaeda in dogs from central western Spain where the first case of eyeworm infection was reported. Based on the high infection prevalence recorded, 39.9%, the potential public health risk to humans from this region is discussed. Image: One free eyeworm visible in a dog from Spain with oedema and severe chemosis, diagnosed with ocular thelaziosis
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