Case Report: A New Geographic Area for the Presence of the Zoonotic Ocular Nematode, Onchocerca lupi in Romania

IntroductionOnchocerca lupi is a zoonotic parasite of carnivores reported in countries from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. In Romania, canine ocular onchocercosis was first reported in dogs in 2016 from Târgovişte (Dâmboviţa County) and Oneşti (Bacău County) and more recently, it was detect...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Georgiana Deak, Serenela Toader, Diana Gabriela Soare, Angela Monica Ionică, Marian Taulescu, Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Subjects:	Onchocerca lupi Romania zoonosis dogs new location
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.941303/full

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