Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs, Greece and Portugal, 2011-2012.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Otranto, Domenico et al.
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Onchocerca lupi infection is reported primarily in symptomatic dogs. We aimed to determine the infection in dogs from areas of Greece and Portugal with reported cases. Of 107 dogs, 9 (8%) were skin snip-positive for the parasite. DNA sequences of parasites in specimens from distinct dog populations differed genetically from those in GenBank.
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