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Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye by Otranto, Domenico, Eberhard, Mark L

“…Nowaday, zoonoses are an important cause of human parasitic diseases worldwide and a major threat to the socio-economic development, mainly in developing…”
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Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: toxocariasis by Woodhall, Dana M, Eberhard, Mark L, Parise, Monica E

“…Toxocariasis is a preventable parasitic disease that is caused by the dog and cat roundworms Toxocara cani and T. cati, respectively. Humans become infected…”
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A rodent model for Dirofilaria immitis, canine heartworm: parasite growth, development, and drug sensitivity in NSG mice by Hess, Jessica A., Eberhard, Mark L., Segura-Lepe, Marcelo, Grundner-Culemann, Kathrin, Kracher, Barbara, Shryock, Jeffrey, Harrington, John, Abraham, David

“…Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, remains a significant threat to canines and felines. The development of parasites resistant to macrocyclic…”
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Possible Role of Fish as Transport Hosts for Dracunculus spp. Larvae by Cleveland, Christopher A, Eberhard, Mark L, Thompson, Alec T, Smith, Stephen J, Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Bringolf, Robert, Yabsley, Michael J

“…To inform Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) eradication efforts, we evaluated the role of fish as transport hosts for Dracunculus worms. Ferrets fed fish…”
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Population genetic analysis of Chadian Guinea worms reveals that human and non-human hosts share common parasite populations by Thiele, Elizabeth A, Eberhard, Mark L, Cotton, James A, Durrant, Caroline, Berg, Jeffrey, Hamm, Kelsey, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto

“…Following almost 10 years of no reported cases, Guinea worm disease (GWD or dracunculiasis) reemerged in Chad in 2010 with peculiar epidemiological patterns…”
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Hookworms of dogs and cats as agents of cutaneous larva migrans by Bowman, Dwight D, Montgomery, Susan P, Zajac, Anne M, Eberhard, Mark L, Kazacos, Kevin R

“…Dogs and cats are hosts to hookworms that may cause zoonotic disease, most notably, cutaneous larva migrans. Ancylostoma braziliense is most often implicated…”
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Possible Role of Fish and Frogs as Paratenic Hosts of Dracunculus medinensis, Chad by Eberhard, Mark L, Yabsley, Michael J, Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Bishop, Henry, Cleveland, Christopher A, Maerz, John C, Bringolf, Robert, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto

“…Copepods infected with Dracunculus medinensis larvae collected from infected dogs in Chad were fed to 2 species of fish and tadpoles. Although they readily…”
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Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad by Eberhard, Mark L, Cleveland, Christopher A, Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Yabsley, Michael J, Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto

“…A third-stage (infective) larva of Dracunculus medinensis, the causative agent of Guinea worm disease, was recovered from a wild-caught Phrynobatrachus…”
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Development of Onchocerca volvulus in humanized NSG mice and detection of parasite biomarkers in urine and serum by Patton, John B, Bennuru, Sasisekhar, Eberhard, Mark L, Hess, Jessica A, Torigian, April, Lustigman, Sara, Nutman, Thomas B, Abraham, David

“…The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle…”
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Isolation of Onchocerca lupi in Dogs and Black Flies, California, USA by Hassan, Hassan K, Bolcen, Shanna, Kubofcik, Joseph, Nutman, Thomas B, Eberhard, Mark L, Middleton, Kelly, Wekesa, Joseph Wakoli, Ruedas, Gimena, Nelson, Kimberly J, Dubielzig, Richard, De Lombaert, Melissa, Silverman, Bruce, Schorling, Jamie J, Adler, Peter H, Unnasch, Thomas R, Beeler, Emily S

“…In southern California, ocular infections caused by Onchocerca lupi were diagnosed in 3 dogs (1 in 2006, 2 in 2012). The infectious agent was confirmed through…”
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Population genomic evidence that human and animal infections in Africa come from the same populations of Dracunculus medinensis by Durrant, Caroline, Thiele, Elizabeth A, Holroyd, Nancy, Doyle, Stephen R, Sallé, Guillaume, Tracey, Alan, Sankaranarayanan, Geetha, Lotkowska, Magda E, Bennett, Hayley M, Huckvale, Thomas, Abdellah, Zahra, Tchindebet, Ouakou, Wossen, Mesfin, Logora, Makoy Samuel Yibi, Coulibaly, Cheick Oumar, Weiss, Adam, Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I, Foster, Jeremy M, Cleveland, Christopher A, Yabsley, Michael J, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto, Berriman, Matthew, Eberhard, Mark L, Cotton, James A

“…Guinea worm-Dracunculus medinensis-was historically one of the major parasites of humans and has been known since antiquity. Now, Guinea worm is on the brink…”
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Canine Infections with Onchocerca lupi Nematodes, United States, 2011-2014 by Otranto, Domenico, Giannelli, Alessio, Latrofa, Maria S, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Trumble, Nicole Scotty, Chavkin, Matt, Kennard, Gavin, Eberhard, Mark L, Bowman, Dwight D

“…Infections with Onchocerca lupi nematodes are diagnosed sporadically in the United States. We report 8 cases of canine onchocercosis in Minnesota, New Mexico,…”
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A Legacy of Impact in Global Health by Eberhard, Mark L

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Cysticercosis-related hospitalizations in the United States, 1998-2011 by O'Keefe, Kaitlin A, Eberhard, Mark L, Shafir, Shira C, Wilkins, Patricia, Ash, Lawrence R, Sorvillo, Frank J

“…Cysticercosis has become increasingly recognized as an important infection in the United States in recent decades. Despite its potential impact, there is a…”
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Public health issues concerning the widespread distribution of canine heartworm disease by Lee, Alice C.Y, Montgomery, Susan P, Theis, Jerold H, Blagburn, Byron L, Eberhard, Mark L

“…Heartworms can cause serious cardiopulmonary disease in their canid hosts. Canine heartworm has become widespread in many parts of the world, and its range…”
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Clinical, epidemiologic, histopathologic and molecular features of an unexplained dermopathy by Pearson, Michele L, Selby, Joseph V, Katz, Kenneth A, Cantrell, Virginia, Braden, Christopher R, Parise, Monica E, Paddock, Christopher D, Lewin-Smith, Michael R, Kalasinsky, Victor F, Goldstein, Felicia C, Hightower, Allen W, Papier, Arthur, Lewis, Brian, Motipara, Sarita, Eberhard, Mark L

“…Morgellons is a poorly characterized constellation of symptoms, with the primary manifestations involving the skin. We conducted an investigation of this…”
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Clinical case presentation and a review of the literature of canine onchocercosis by Onchocerca lupi in the United States by Otranto, Domenico, Giannelli, Alessio, Scotty Trumble, Nicole, Chavkin, Matt, Kennard, Gavin, Latrofa, Maria Stefania, Bowman, Dwight D, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Eberhard, Mark L

“…Onchocerca lupi, a filarioid of zoonotic concern, infects dogs and cats causing ocular lesions of different degrees, from minor to severe. However, infected…”
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Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haiti by Hamlin, Katy L, Moss, Delynn M, Priest, Jeffrey W, Roberts, Jacquelin, Kubofcik, Joseph, Gass, Katherine, Streit, Thomas G, Nutman, Thomas B, Eberhard, Mark L, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Antifilarial antibody testing has been established as a sensitive and specific method of diagnosing lymphatic filariasis. However, the development of…”
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Subcutaneous infection with Dirofilaria spp. nematode in human, France by Eberhard, Mark L

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Viability of Baylisascaris procyonis Eggs by Shafir, Shira C, Sorvillo, Frank J, Sorvillo, Teresa, Eberhard, Mark L

“…Infection with Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms is rare but often fatal and typically affects children. We attempted to determine parameters of viability and…”
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