A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors

Authors: Latrofa MS, Annoscia G, Colella V, Cavalera MA, Maia C, Martin C, Šlapeta J, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617361

The ocular onchocercosis is caused by the zoonotic parasite Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida: Onchocercidae). A major hindrance to scientific progress is the absence of a reliable diagnostic test in affected individuals. Microscopic examination of skin snip sediments and the identification of adults embedded in ocular nodules are seldom performed and labour-intensive. A quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) […]
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Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

Authors: Colella V, Maia C, Pereira A, Gonçalves N, Caruso M, Martin C, Cardoso L, Campino L, Scandale I, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006218

The genus Onchocerca encompasses parasitic nematodes including Onchocerca volvulus, causative agent of river blindness in humans, and the zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infecting dogs and cats. In dogs, O. lupi adult worms cause ocular lesions of various degrees while humans may bear the brunt of zoonotic onchocercosis with patients requiring neurosurgical intervention because of central nervous system localization of nematodes. Though the zoonotic potential […]
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Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

Authors: Annoscia G, Azevedo F, Casero M, Colella V, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D, Pereira A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-016-5308-7

Cercopithifilaria bainae and Cercopithifilaria grassii (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are filarioids inhabiting the skin of dogs worldwide. The microfilariae of a third species namely, Cercopithifilaria sp. II sensu Otranto et al. 2013, have been morphologically and molecularly characterized but scientific knowledge of this parasite is minimal. The first case of infection of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with the filarioid Cercopithifilaria sp. II is […]
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Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

Authors: Annoscia G, Beugnet F, Brianti E, Cantacessi C, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Cavalera MA, Colella V, Farkas R, Giannelli A, Halos L, Hinney B, Joachim A, Kirkova Z, Knaus M, Latrofa MS, Losson B, Madeira de Carvalho L, Maia C, Margarida Alho A, Mihalca AD, Mircean V, Miró G, Napoli E, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, René-Martellet M, Schnyder M, Tamponi C, Varcasia A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal for Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020751917301017

With the exception of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, feline lungworms have been poorly studied. Information on their distribution is patchy and mostly limited to case reports. In this study, the occurrence of feline lungworms and co-infecting gastrointestinal parasites has been investigated in 12 European countries (i.e. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland […]
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A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors

Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs

Cercopithifilaria sp II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

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