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Reported incidence of this parasite in canines has continued to steadily escalate since the early 21<jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup> century and was more recently documented in humans. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of this parasite can provide insight into gene content, provide novel surveillance targets, and elucidate the origin and range expansion. However, past attempts of whole genome sequencing of other <jats:italic>Onchocerca<\/jats:italic> species reported a substantial portion of their data unusable due to the variable over-abundance of host DNA in samples. Here, we have developed a method to determine the host-to-parasite DNA ratio using a quantitative PCR (qPCR) approach that relies on two standard plasmids each of which contains a single copy gene specific to the parasite genus <jats:italic>Onchocerca<\/jats:italic> (major body wall myosin gene, myosin) or a single copy gene specific to the canine host (polycystin-1 precursor, <jats:italic>pkd1<\/jats:italic>). These plasmid standards were used to determine the copy number of the <jats:italic>myosin<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>pkd1<\/jats:italic> genes within a sample to calculate the ratio of parasite and host DNA. Furthermore, whole genome sequence (WGS) data for three <jats:italic>O<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>lupi<\/jats:italic> isolates were consistent with our host-to-parasite DNA ratio results. Our study demonstrates, despite unified DNA extraction methods, variable quantities of host DNA within any one sample which will likely affect downstream WGS applications. Our quantification assay of host-to-parasite genome copy number provides a robust and accurate method of assessing canine host DNA load in an <jats:italic>O<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>lupi<\/jats:italic> specimen that will allow informed sample selection for WGS. This study has also provided the first whole genome draft sequence for this species. 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