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Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014
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Citation style for this article: . Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(16):pii=21099. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.16.21099 Received: 07 Apr 2015
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Abstract
Onchocerca lupi, a nematode parasite infecting dogs and cats with a hitherto unknown arthropod vector, is also being recognised as a parasite also responsible for human eye infections. Here we describe a case of human eye infection diagnosed molecularly by nematode 12S rDNA PCR in a German patient who had travelled to Tunisia and Turkey. The patient recovered after treatment with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapy.
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