Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014

A Bergua; B Hohberger; J Held; B Muntau; E Tannich; D Tappe

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.16.21099

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Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014
A Bergua^1,2,3 , B Hohberger^1,2,3 , J Held^2,4 , B Muntau⁵ , E Tannich⁵ , D Tappe⁵
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Clinic, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany ² Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany ³ Both authors contributed equally to this study ⁴ Mikrobiologisches Institut, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany ⁵ Bernhard Nocht Institute, Hamburg, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Bergua A, Hohberger B, Held J, Muntau B, Tannich E, Tappe D. Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(16):pii=21099. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.16.21099 Received: 07 Apr 2015

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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.