First Thelazia callipaeda infestation report in a dog in Taiwan.
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.
Yang
Chih-Huan
CH
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, 402 Taichung City, Taiwan.
Tung
Kwong-Chung
KC
Wang
Ming-Yuan
MY
Chang
Shih-Chieh
SC
Tu
Wu-Chun
WC
Wang
Kai-Sung
KS
Shyu
Ching-Lin
CL
Lee
Wei-Ming
WM
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*