Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014

Euro Surveill. 2015 Apr 23;20(16):21099. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.16.21099.

Abstract

Onchocerca lupi, a nematode parasite infecting dogs and cats with a hitherto unknown arthropod vector, is also being recognised as a parasite also responsible for human eye infections. Here we describe a case of human eye infection diagnosed molecularly by nematode 12S rDNA PCR in a German patient who had travelled to Tunisia and Turkey. The patient recovered after treatment with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Onchocerca / classification
  • Onchocerca / genetics*
  • Onchocerca / isolation & purification*
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / diagnosis*
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / drug therapy
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / parasitology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Travel*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • DNA, Ribosomal