title: Onchocerca jakutensis filariasis in humans.
abstract: We identified Onchocerca jakutensis as the causative agent of an unusual human filariasis in a patient with lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of human infection with O. jakutensis and the first human case of zoonotic onchocercosis involving >1 worm.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koehsler
authors.forename: Afschin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soleiman
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aspöck
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walochnik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology