The first feline and new canine cases of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae) infection in Hungary

Abstract Background In Europe, the first Thelazia callipaeda infections were found in the eyes of some dogs in Italy three decades ago. Since that time, this vector-borne nematode species has been diagnosed in domestic and wild carnivores and humans in some western European countries. During the las...

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Main Authors: Róbert Farkas, Nóra Takács, Mónika Gyurkovszky, Noémi Henszelmann, Judit Kisgergely, Gyula Balka, Norbert Solymosi, Andrea Vass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2925-2