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Confirmed cases of human Onchocerca lupi infection: a systematic review of an emerging threat
- Source :
- Parasitology Research. 120:3633-3644
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Diverse Onchocerca species are present mostly parasitizing ungulates, with the exception of Onchocerca volvulus (O. volvulus) in humans and O. lupi in canids and cats. The human cases due to the O. lupi have been more highlighted during last years. So, the present review was performed to determine the detailed characteristics of confirmed human O. lupi case reports documented worldwide. Hence, a systematic search was done using English international databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, ProQuest, and Google Scholar). Totally, 14 confirmed human cases were documented during the last decade, mostly from the USA and Turkey with 7 and 3 cases, respectively. Most cases (7 individuals) were male with the age range of 22-month-old to 54-year-old. The parasite was frequently isolated from the right eye (5 cases), followed by the left eye (4 cases), cervical spinal canal (3 cases), scalp, and right forearm (one case each). Molecular identification of the isolated agent was the preferred way of diagnosis in most cases (9 records). In conclusion, human O. lupi cases have been more highlighted in recent years, whether due to the improved diagnostics and/or host-switching phenomenon, and both veterinarians and healthcare authorities should be alerted.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
General Veterinary
Right forearm
biology
Onchocerca lupi
General Medicine
Eye
Onchocerciasis
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Dermatology
Onchocerca volvulus
Volvulus
Left eye
Infectious Diseases
Insect Science
medicine
Animals
Humans
Parasitology
Onchocerca
Onchocerca species
Molecular identification
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321955 and 09320113
- Volume :
- 120
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2aa57aaa1805dc0d280688ff37405f1e