TY - JOUR AU - Otranto, Domenico AU - Giannelli, Alessio AU - Latrofa, Maria AU - Dantas-Torres, Filipe AU - Trumble, Nicole Scotty AU - Chavkin, Matt AU - Kennard, Gavin AU - Eberhard, Mark AU - Bowman, Dwight T1 - Canine Infections with Onchocerca lupi Nematodes, United States, 2011–2014 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 5 SP - 868 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Infections with Onchocerca lupi nematodes are diagnosed sporadically in the United States. We report 8 cases of canine onchocercosis in Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, and Florida. Identification of 1 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene haplotype identical to 1 of 5 from Europe suggests recent introduction of this nematode into the United States. KW - Onchocerca lupi KW - nematodes KW - roundworms KW - onchocercosis KW - dogs KW - canines KW - zoonoses KW - infections KW - ocular infestation KW - United States KW - parasites DO - 10.3201/eid2105.141812 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1812_article ER - End of Reference