Onchocerca jakutensis ocular infection in Poland: a new vector-borne human health risk?

Onchocerca jakutensis ocular infection in Poland: a new vector-borne human health risk?

Abstract Background Zoonotic onchocerciasis is a vector-borne disease, which involves many animal species, including large ungulates, boars, dogs, and sporadically, humans. So far, 39 cases of zoonotic onchocerciasis have been reported worldwide, 30 of which have been found in the last 20 years. Onc...

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Main Authors: Maria Wesołowska, Hanna Zając-Pytrus, Aleksander Masny, Wiktoria Pytrus, Brygida Knysz, Elzbieta Golab, Rusłan Sałamatin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerca jakutensis
Human
Filarioidea
Onchocercidae
Vector-borne helminths
Poland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3925-6

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