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Three cases of imported eyeworm infection in dogs: a new threat for the United Kingdom

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Graham‐Brown, John, Gilmore, Paul, Colella, Vito, Moss, Lyndsay, Dixon, Chris, Andrews, Martin, Arbeid, Peter, Barber, Jackie +4 more·2017·Veterinary Record
DOI 10.1136/vr.104378PMC PMC5738592
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In July 2016 we described the first known case of canine ocular thelaziosis in the UK in a dog recently imported from Romania. Here we confirm our initial diagnosis using PCR followed by sequence analysis, and we report a further two clinical cases in dogs with recent history of travel to Italy and France. In view of the presence in the UK of the vector for Thelazia callipaeda , namely Phortica spp, we discuss the significance of these three cases in the context of the UK government's pet travel scheme, disease control and both animal and public health in the UK.

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  • In many Southern European countries, there is a risk of exposure to diseases not encountered in the northern, importing countries; animals could be infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia canis, Brucella canis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria repens, Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcus granulosus, Ehrlichia canis, Hepatozoon canis, Leishmania infantum, Linguat

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Graham‐Brown, J., Gilmore, P., Colella, V., Moss, L., Dixon, C., Andrews, M., Arbeid, P., Barber, J., Timofte, D., McGarry, J., Otranto, D., & Williams, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
  • Veterinary Vision Ltd Ophthalmic Referrals Penrith UK
  • Cedar Veterinary Group Alton UK
  • Kynance Veterinary Clinic London UK
Corresponding author
Graham‐Brown, John
ORCID
Venue
Veterinary Record
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-09
Volume
181
Issue
13
Pages
346-346
ISSN
  • 0042-4900 (ISSN-L)
  • 2042-7670
DOI
10.1136/vr.104378
PMC
PMC5738592
OpenAlex
W2752183810
Cited by
44
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3
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FWCI
4.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Veterinary Record (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Liverpool University Institute of Veterinary Science’s Veterinary Research Project Support scheme
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
Keywords
Thelazia callipaeda, imported parasitic infection, dogs, PCR diagnosis
MeSH terms
Animals, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Eye Diseases, Female, United Kingdom, Male, Spirurida Infections

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