Ascarids and ancylostomatids are the most important parasites affecting dogs and cats
worldwide, in terms of diffusion and risk for animal and human health. Different …

Over the last few decades, ecological factors, combined with everchanging landscapes
mainly linked to human activities (eg encroachment and tourism) have contributed to …

Parasitic infections can cause many respiratory, digestive and other diseases and contribute
to some performance conditions in equids. However, knowledge on the biodiversity of …

Nowaday, zoonoses are an important cause of human parasitic diseases worldwide and a
major threat to the socio-economic development, mainly in developing countries …

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Knowledge about Phortica variegata (Drosophilidae, Steganinae), the intermediate host of
the eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae), is confined to experimental …

In the past decades, cases of canine ocular onchocercosis have been reported worldwide,
particularly in the United States and Europe. Onchocerca lupi, originally described from a …

Thelazia callipaeda was first described at the beginning of the 20th century in Asia, but this
eyeworm is now frequently reported in Europe in the 21st century. To date, thelaziosis has …

Thelazia callipaeda infects the eyes of carnivores and humans in Far Eastern Asiatic and
European countries. Studies have demonstrated the occurrence of T. callipaeda in foxes …

This study investigated genetic variability within the 'eyeworm'Thelazia callipaeda
(Nematoda: Thelazioidea) from Europe and Asia by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …