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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151918
Personal Author:
Verocai, Guilherme G. ; Conboy, Gary ; Lejeune, Manigandan ; Marron, Fany ; Hanna, Paul ; ... More +
Verocai, Guilherme G. ; Conboy, Gary ; Lejeune, Manigandan ; Marron, Fany ; Hanna, Paul ; MacDonald, Erin ; Skorobohach, Brian ; Wilcock, Brian ; Kutz, Susan J. ; Gilleard, John S. Less -
Description:
The Onchocerca lupi nematode is an emerging helminth capable of infecting pets and humans. We detected this parasite in 2 dogs that were imported into Canada from the southwestern United States, a region to which this nematode is endemic. We discuss risk for establishment of O. lupi in Canada.
Subject:
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Animals
Commerce
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Dispatch
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Eye Diseases
Female
Onchocerca
Onchocerciasis
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1477-1479.
Pubmed ID:
27434170
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4982182
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Canada ; United States
Canada ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:fc61481363327837f9ac5d6f8ee5facb089e1f45999279041deb9fb3aa8bd615
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