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Biology of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) eyeworms in naturally infected definitive hosts

Parasitology, 2004
Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) eyeworm causes ocular infection in carnivores and humans in the Far East; this infection has been recently reported also in Europe – northern and southern Italy – in dogs, cats and foxes. The natural vector/s of T.
OTRANTO D, LIA R. P, BUONO V, TRAVERSA, Donato, GIANGASPERO A.   +4 more
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Clinical and parasitological significance of thelaziosis in dogs and cats [PDF]

Veterinarski Glasnik
Thelaziosis is an eye disease of parasitic etiology, caused by nematodes from the genus Thelazia (Spirurida, Thelaziidae). In addition to domestic animals (cattle, horses, dogs and cats), the disease also occurs in wild animals, mammals and birds ...
Hadži-Milić Milan, Lešević Anđelka, Krivokuća Petar, Jovanović Nemanja, Ilić Tamara   +4 more
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Feline thelaziosis caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Portugal [PDF]

, 2013
Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) is a nematode that lives in the conjunctival sac of domestic and wild carnivores, rabbits and humans causing mild to severe symptoms (e.g., conjunctivitis, lacrimation, epiphora, blepharospasm, keratitis and ...
Anastácio, Sofia, Carvalho, Luís Madeira de, Marquês, Inês, Mascarenhas, Salvador, Matias, Maria Goreti, Otranto, Domenico, Soares, Carla, Sousa, Sérgio Ramalho, Vieira, Maria João   +8 more
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Mesothelial metaplasia in European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Testudines: Emydidae) infected with Spiroxys contortus (Nematoda: Spirurida) [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2013
Abstract The mesothelium consists of a monolayer of specialized epithelial cells that line the surfaces of the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities. The present study reports mesothelial changes associated with larval stages of the spirurid nematode Spiroxys contortus in a naturally infected European pond turtle.
Miclăuş V., Mihalca A., Gal A., Cătoi C.   +3 more
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses of Dogs and Cats. [PDF]

, 2014
Since the middle of the 20th century, pets are more frequently considered as "family members" within households. However, cats and dogs still can be a source of human infection by various zoonotic pathogens.
Chomel, Bruno B
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Diversity of Cercopithifilaria species in dogs from Portugal

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Filarioids belonging to the genus Cercopithifilaria (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) have been described in dogs in association with Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks, which act as their biological vectors.
Helder CE Cortes, Luís Cardoso, Alessio Giannelli, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto   +5 more
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Redescription of Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) with histopathological observations [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Onchocerca lupi is a dog parasite of increasing zoonotic concern, with new human cases diagnosed in Turkey, Tunisia, Iran, and the United States. Information about the morphology of this nematode is scant and a detailed re-description of this
Alessio Giannelli, Domenico Otranto, Elias Papadopoulos, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Francesca Abramo, Helder Cortes, Luís Cardoso, Yasen Mutafchiev   +7 more
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Mosquitoes in the Danube Delta: searching for vectors of filarioid helminths and avian malaria

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Mosquitoes are arthropods of major importance to animal and human health because they are able to transmit pathogenic agents such as filarioids (Spirurida), vector-borne nematodes, which reside in the tissues of vertebrates.
Angela Monica Ionică, Carina Zittra, Victoria Wimmer, Natascha Leitner, Jan Votýpka, David Modrý, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, Hans-Peter Fuehrer   +7 more
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Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum, filariae and Wolbachia spp. in dogs from southern Portugal [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis caused by the nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonoses widely present in the Mediterranean basin.
A Oleaga, AM Alho, AS Tommasi De, B Menn, C Bandi, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, CA Ferreira, Carla Maia, D Otranto, F Dantas-Torres, José Manuel Cristóvão, JW McCall, L Campino, L Kramer, Laura Altet, Lenea Campino, Lorena Serrano, Luís Cardoso, M Landum, Maria Dolores Tabar, MD Tabar, O Courtenay, O Francino, Olga Francino, R Galvez, S Cortes, S Miranda, T Zivicnjak, Xavier Roura   +32 more
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Spirocerca lupi (SPIRURIDA: SPIROCERCIDAE) INFECTION ASSOCIATED TO SECONDARY MEGAESOPHAGUS AND OBSTRUCTIVE PROCESS IN A SENILE DOG

Ars Veterinaria, 2020
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode parasite that can be found in the esophagus and aorta of carnivores, including humans. Affected animals may develop mild to severe lesions, depending on the degree of infection, route of larval migration and the inflammatory response. The present work describes the occurrence of S. lupi in a 16-year old male Chow Chow dog,
J. S. LIGNON, R. CARARETO, W. I. M. SANTOS, T. LANDARIN, U. Y. YOSHITANI, I. C. PRITSCH, T. R. FROES, P. T. DORNBUSCH, M. B. MOLENTO   +8 more
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