Zoonotic implications of onchocerca species on human health

摘要: The genus Onchocerca includes several species associated with ungulates as hosts, although some have been identified in canids, felids, and humans. a wide geographical distribution, the disease they produce, onchocerciasis, is generally seen adult individuals because of its large prepatency period. In recent years, infecting animals found subcutaneous nodules or invading ocular tissues humans; involved are O. lupi, dewittei japonica, jakutensis, gutturosa, cervicalis. These findings involve immature female worms, no evidence being fertile. However, few cases fertile jakutensis worms recently relevant indicate that parasite's life cycle was completed new host-humans. this work, we discuss establishment zoonotic infections humans, possibility these to produce symptoms similar human such dermatitis, damage, epilepsy. Zoonotic onchocerciasis thought be an emerging parasitic disease, need take measures One Health Strategies, order identify control