title: First Thelazia callipaeda infestation report in a dog in Taiwan.
abstract: An ocular Thelazia callipaeda infestation was found in a male domestic dog in Taiwan during regular examination. This is the first report of the parasite from pet animal in Taiwan. The infested dog showed normal bodily condition but slight conjunctival congestion. This parasite has been reported in humans in southeast Asia, China and Korea. In 1998, first human case was reported in the central area of Taiwan. The dogs infected with T. callipaeda may have important implication in the infestation of this parasite to humans as reservoir hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, 402 Taichung City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Huan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kwong-Chung
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Ming-Yuan
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shih-Chieh
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Wu-Chun
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Kai-Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ching-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.forename: Wei-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000166:cytology*