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Volume 21, Number 5—May 2015
Dispatch

Canine Infections with Onchocerca lupi Nematodes, United States, 2011–2014

Domenico OtrantoComments to Author , Alessio Giannelli, Maria S. Latrofa, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Nicole Scotty Trumble, Matt Chavkin, Gavin Kennard, Mark L. Eberhard, and Dwight D. Bowman
Author affiliations: Università degli Studi di Bari, Valenzano, Italy (D. Otranto, A. Giannelli, M.S. Latrofa, F. Dantas-Torres); Aggeu Magalhães Research Institute, Recife, Brazil (F. Dantas-Torres); BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA (N. Scotty Trumble); Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital, Englewood, Colorado, USA (M. Chavkin); Eye Care for Animals, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (G. Kennard); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.L. Eberhard); Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (D.D. Bowman)

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Characteristics of 8 dogs infected with Onchocerca lupi nematodes, United States

Dog no. Age, y/sex Geographic origin (travel history) Clinical signs
1 8/F Hollywood, Florida (rescued) Conjunctival and relapsing lesions in both eyes
2 7/M Oronoco, Minnesota (Durango, Colorado) Mild scleritis, proliferative eye lesions
3 6/F Englewood, Colorado (Farmington, New Mexico) Episcleral swelling and vascular congestion, squinting, scleral indentation in the temporal fundus
4 2/F Englewood, Colorado (Farmington, New Mexico) Inflammatory conjunctival follicles, mild epiphora, mild diffuse conjunctival hyperemia, episcleral
5 3/M Farmington, New Mexico Moderate blepharospasm and conjunctival hyperemia
6 3/M Farmington, New Mexico Moderate chemosis, episcleral flocculent mass
7 9/F Jerez, New Mexico Chronic waxing/waning episcleral mass
8 5/M Farmington, New Mexico Chronic conjunctivitis, superficial keratitis, episcleral mass, chemosis

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