title: Onchocerca lupi Nematodes in Dogs Exported from the United States into Canada.
abstract: The Onchocerca lupi nematode is an emerging helminth capable of infecting pets and humans. We detected this parasite in 2 dogs that were imported into Canada from the southwestern United States, a region to which this nematode is endemic. We discuss risk for establishment of O. lupi in Canada.
authors.forename: Guilherme G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Verocai
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conboy
authors.forename: Manigandan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: Fany
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marron
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skorobohach
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilcock
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kutz
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gilleard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003132:Commerce; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses
keywords: Canada; Onchocerca lupi; United States; canine ocular onchocerciasis; dogs; importation; nematode; parasites; vector-borne infections; zoonoses