Literature DB >> 24501037

Cutaneous manifestations of a zoonotic Onchocerca species in an adult male, acquired in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Jonathan H Lai1, Noreen M G Walsh, Bobbi S Pritt, Lynne Sloan, Lawrence E Gibson, Leon Desormeau, David J M Haldane.   

Abstract

A 65-year-old male with known hypertension and hypercholesterolemia sought medical attention because of a 3-month history of skin swelling on his upper back. Histopathology and molecular techniques were employed and identified an organism in the Onchocerca genus. This represents a very uncommon example of cutaneous infection by a zoonotic Onchocerca species.

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Year:  2014        PMID: 24501037      PMCID: PMC3993698          DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03358-13

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN: 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


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Review 1.  Zoonotic onchocerciasis of the shoulder. A case report.

Authors:  Rick W Wright; Ronald C Neafie; Matthew McLean; Alan W Markman
Journal:  J Bone Joint Surg Am       Date:  2002-04       Impact factor: 5.284

2.  An Onchocerca species of wild boar found in the subcutaneous nodule of a resident of Oita, Japan.

Authors:  Hiroyuki Takaoka; Toshiaki Yanagi; Tsutomu Daa; Saburo Anzai; Chiharu Aoki; Masako Fukuda; Shigehiko Uni; Odile Bain
Journal:  Parasitol Int       Date:  2005-03       Impact factor: 2.230

3.  Ocular zoonotic onchocerca infection in a resident of Oregon.

Authors:  Mark L Eberhard; Annette C Sims; Henry S Bishop; Blaine A Mathison; Richard S Hoffman
Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg       Date:  2012-10-29       Impact factor: 2.345

Review 4.  Blackfly vectors of zoonotic onchocerciasis in Japan.

Authors:  H Takaoka; M Fukuda; Y Otsuka; C Aoki; S Uni; O Bain
Journal:  Med Vet Entomol       Date:  2012-07-25       Impact factor: 2.739

Review 5.  Subconjunctival zoonotic Onchocerca in an Albanian man.

Authors:  S Pampiglione; N Vakalis; A Lyssimachou; G Kouppari; T C Orihel
Journal:  Ann Trop Med Parasitol       Date:  2001-12

6.  Zoonotic filariasis caused by Onchocerca dewittei japonica in a resident of Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

Authors:  Shigehiko Uni; Tomoyuki Boda; Koichi Daisaku; Yoshihiro Ikura; Haruhiko Maruyama; Hideo Hasegawa; Masako Fukuda; Hiroyuki Takaoka; Odile Bain
Journal:  Parasitol Int       Date:  2010-05-31       Impact factor: 2.230

7.  Case report: First evidence of human zoonotic infection by Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida, Onchocercidae).

Authors:  Domenico Otranto; Nermin Sakru; Gabriella Testini; Vuslat P Gürlü; Konuralp Yakar; Riccardo P Lia; Filipe Dantas-Torres; Odile Bain
Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg       Date:  2011-01       Impact factor: 2.345

8.  Zoonotic Onchocerca (Nematoda:Filarioidea) in the cornea of a Colorado resident.

Authors:  W E Burr; M F Brown; M L Eberhard
Journal:  Ophthalmology       Date:  1998-08       Impact factor: 12.079

9.  Zoonotic filariasis in the Arabian Peninsula: autochthonous onchocerciasis and dirofilariasis.

Authors:  Parsotam R Hira; Adel Al-Buloushi; Nabila Khalid; Jamshaid Iqbal; Odile Bain; Mark L Eberhard
Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg       Date:  2008-11       Impact factor: 2.345

10.  Onchocerca jakutensis filariasis in humans.

Authors:  Martina Koehsler; Afschin Soleiman; Horst Aspöck; Herbert Auer; Julia Walochnik
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2007-11       Impact factor: 6.883

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1.  New zoonotic cases of Onchocerca dewittei japonica (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in Honshu, Japan.

Authors:  Shigehiko Uni; Masako Fukuda; Yasushi Otsuka; Nobuo Hiramatsu; Kenichi Yokobayashi; Hiroshi Takahashi; Susumu Murata; Kenji Kusatake; Eishin Morita; Haruhiko Maruyama; Hideo Hasegawa; Kuninori Shiwaku; Rosli Ramli; Mohd Sofian Azirun; Hiroyuki Takaoka
Journal:  Parasit Vectors       Date:  2015-01-27       Impact factor: 3.876

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