Wild mesocarnivores as reservoirs of endoparasites causing important zoonoses and emerging bridging infections across Europe

F Veronesi, G Deak, A Diakou - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mesocarnivores are small-or mid-sized carnivore species that display a variety of ecologies
and behaviours. In Europe, wild mesocarnivores are represented by the red fox (Vulpes …

Thelaziosis due to Thelazia callipaeda in Europe in the 21st century—a review

B do Vale, AP Lopes, M da Conceição Fontes… - Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Zoonotic helminths–why the challenge remains

RCA Thompson - Journal of helminthology, 2023 - cambridge.org
Helminth zoonoses remain a global problem to public health and the economy of many
countries. Polymerase chain reaction-based techniques and sequencing have resolved …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on infection and disease caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Europe: 2001–2020

B do Vale, AP Lopes, M da Conceição Fontes… - Parasite, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cases of thelaziosis by Thelazia callipaeda have been increasing considerably in Europe
throughout the 21st century, with recent emphasis on Eastern Europe. A systematic review …

Zoonotic Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm in brown bears (Ursus arctos): A new host record in Europe

E Papadopoulos, A Komnenou… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) eyeworm, a zoonotic parasite
transmitted by lachryphagus drosophilids, causes subclinical to clinical ocular disease in a …

Temperature is a common climatic descriptor of lachryphagous activity period in Phortica variegata (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from multiple geographical locations

M Pombi, V Marino, J Jaenike, J Graham-Brown… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The drosophilid Phortica variegata is known as vector of Thelazia
callipaeda, the oriental eyeworm native to Asia that has become an emergent zoonotic …

Thelazia lacrymalis in horses from Romania: epidemiology, morphology and phylogenetic analysis

VD Cotuțiu, AM Ionică, M Lefkaditis, CD Cazan… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Equine thelaziosis is a neglected vector-borne parasitic disease in modern
veterinary medicine, lacking recent reports. It is transmitted by Musca autumnalis, and …

The Vector-Borne Zoonotic Nematode Thelazia callipaeda in the Eastern Part of Europe, with a Clinical Case Report in a Dog in Poland

L Rolbiecki, JN Izdebska, M Franke, L Iliszko… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thelazia callipaeda is a zoonotic nematode transmitted by drosophilid flies. It causes ocular
thelaziosis, a disease of carnivores, such as dogs, cats, and foxes, and also humans. The …

First report of Thelazia callipaeda Railliet & Henry, 1910 in a zoo lion (Panthera leo) (Linnaeus, 1758) from Romania

G Deak, AM Ionică, AD Mihalca - Veterinary Research Communications, 2023 - Springer
Thelazia callipaeda, the zoonotic “oriental eye worm”, is an emerging nematode known to
infect a wide range of hosts, particularly carnivores (wild and domestic canids and felids …

Thelazia rhodesi in a dairy farm in Romania and successful treatment using eprinomectin

G Deak, AM Ionică, NV Oros, CM Gherman… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bovine thelaziosis can be caused by Thelazia rhodesi Desmarest 1828, Thelazia gulosa
Railliet & Henry 1910 and Thelazia skrjabini Erschow 1928 which are known to be …