Onchocerca lupi is an emerging parasite of veterinary importance in both Europe and North America. These filarial nematodes, first described in 1967 in the Republic of Georgia, primarily infect canids. 1 Onchocerca lupi is now considered to be endemic across southern and eastern Europe, as well as the southwest United States. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The parasite has also been diagnosed in a small number of domestic cats and in several zoonotic cases in humans. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
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