Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dogs in Muntenia Romania with eye worms causing conjunctivitis
By Tudor, Poliana et al.·Published in Parasitology research·2016·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: First report of canine ocular thelaziosis in the Muntenia Region, Romania.
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Plain-English summary
Two dogs in Romania were brought to the vet with eye problems, including redness and discharge. Upon examination, the vet found and removed a total of 41 adult worms from their eyes, which were identified as Thelazia callipaeda, a type of parasite that can infect dogs and other animals. This is the first known case of this eye infection in dogs from the Muntenia Region. After the worms were removed, the dogs likely experienced relief from their symptoms, but follow-up care would be important to ensure their recovery.
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Abstract
Ocular thelaziosis by Thelazia callipaeda is a vector-borne disease that infects domestic and wild carnivores as well as humans. In this paper, we present two cases of ocular thelaziosis in dogs that had never traveled outside Romania. Both presented with moderate conjunctivitis and ocular discharge. In total, 41 adult nematodes were removed from the conjunctival sacs of both dogs; these were identified via morphology as T. callipaeda. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of canine ocular thelaziosis caused by T. callipaeda from the Muntenia Region of Romania.
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