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Case Report: A Human Case of Onchocerca lupi Mimicking Nodular Scleritis
We report a case of human ocular onchocerciasis by zoonotic Onchocerca lupi presenting as nodular
scleritis. Molecular analyses were used to confirm diagnosis at species level. In addition to few existing reports of human
infection by O. lupi in Turkey, this case further suggests that the pathogen might be more common than previously
reported, thus requiring further attention and investigation