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

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 868 - 871
• Main Authors: Otranto, Domenico, Giannelli, Alessio, Latrofa, Maria S, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Trumble, Nicole Scotty, Chavkin, Matt, Kennard, Gavin, Eberhard, Mark L, Bowman, Dwight D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2015; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Canine Infections with; canines; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Diseases; Dispatch; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - history; Dog Diseases - parasitology; Dogs; Dosage and administration; Female; Genes, Protozoan; History, 21st Century; Male; nematodes; Nematodes, United States, 2011–2014; Onchocerca - classification; Onchocerca - genetics; Onchocerca - isolation & purification; Onchocerca lupi; Onchocerciasis - veterinary; onchocercosis; Phylogeny; Resveratrol; Roundworm infections; roundworms; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States; dogs; infections; parasites; zoonoses; ocular infestation; Onchocerca lupi; canines; onchocercosis; nematodes; roundworms
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2105.141812

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.