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During the last decade, in several European countries, reports of autochthonous cases of ocular thelaziosis due to <jats:italic>Thelazia callipaeda<\/jats:italic> have been published, posing a great concern from both veterinary and public health perspective. However, in the Republic of Moldova only limited epidemiological data are available regarding zoonotic vector-borne pathogens and, until now, no data exist on the zoonotic nematode <jats:italic>T. callipaeda.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>\n              <jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In September 2018, an 11-year-old dog, mixed-breed, intact male was referred to a private veterinary clinic from Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Republic of Moldova, with a history of 2 weeks of an ocular condition affecting the right eye. The ophthalmological exam revealed the presence of nematode parasites in the conjunctival sac and under the third eyelid. The collected parasites were identified by morphological techniques and molecular analysis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>\n              <jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 7 nematodes were collected, and 5 females and 2 males of <jats:italic>T. callipaeda<\/jats:italic> were identified morphologically. The BLAST analysis confirmed the low genetic variability of this parasite in Europe. The travel history of the patient allowed us to confirm the autochthonous character of the case.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>\n              <jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of thelaziosis in dogs from the Republic of Moldova, which confirms the spreading trend of <jats:italic>T. callipaeda<\/jats:italic> and the existence of an autochthonous transmission cycle of this zoonotic parasite in the country.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-019-3758-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,30]],"date-time":"2019-10-30T20:44:07Z","timestamp":1572468247000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["First report of canine ocular thelaziosis in the Republic of Moldova"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Mirabela Oana","family":"Dumitrache","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1438-2498","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela Monica","family":"Ionic\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugeniu","family":"Voini\u021bchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicolai","family":"Chavdar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gianluca","family":"D\u2019Amico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"3758_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"157","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pt.2009.01.003","volume":"25","author":"D Otranto","year":"2009","unstructured":"Otranto D, Dantas-Torres F, Breitschwerdt EB. 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