Major antigen and paramyosin proteins as candidate biomarkers for serodiagnosis of canine infection by zoonotic Onchocerca lupi.

• Main Authors: Maria Stefania Latrofa (Author), Giuseppe Palmisano (Author), Giada Annoscia (Author), Ciro Leonardo Pierri (Author), Ramaswamy Chandrashekar (Author), Domenico Otranto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) is a filarial worm parasitizing domestic carnivores and humans. Adult nematodes usually localize beneath in the sclera or in the ocular retrobulbar of infected animals, whilst microfilariae are found in the skin. Therefore, diagnosis of O. lupi is achieved...