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. 2021 Jun 30;94(2):331–341.

Table 1. Summary of confirmed O. lupi infections reported in humans.

Case Age (years)/Sex of patient Geographical location Year Anatomical location of the lesion Parasite sex Diagnosis Method of confirmation Treatment Reference
1 8/NR Tunisia 2005† Right eye NGF Ophthalmoscopy Morphology Surgical excision [38]
2 18/F Turkey 2011 Left eye NGF Biomicroscopy + Imaging Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision [29]
3 26/M Turkey 2012 Right eye NGF Ophthalmoscopy Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision [38]
4 2/F Arizona, USA 2013 Upper cervical spinal cord GF Imaging Morphology Surgical excision, albendazole, ivermectin [15]
5 20/M Qom, Iran 2013 Left eye NGF Biomicroscopy + Imaging Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision [17]
6 28/M Turkey 2013 Right eye NGF Biomicroscopy Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision [16]
7 10/F New Mexico, USA 2013 Right posterior-parietal scalp NGF Macroscopic observation Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision [52]
8 50/F Arizona, USA** 2014 Subcutaneous forearm NGF Imaging Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision, doxycycline, ivermectin [52]
9 28/M Erlangen, Germany* 2014 Right eye NR Ophthalmoscopy Molecular Surgical excision [18]
10 5/F New Mexico, USA 2014 Upper cervical spinal cord GF Imaging Morphology Surgical excision, doxycycline, ivermectin [9]
11 10/M Texas, USA 2014 Left eye NGF Imaging Morphology + Molecular Surgical excision, doxycycline, ivermectin [52]
12 13/M Arizona, USA 2015 Upper cervical spinal cord NGF Imaging Morphology Surgical excision, doxycycline, ivermectin [8]

GF: gravid female, NGF: Nongravid female, NR: not reported, *: travel history to Tunisia and Turkey, **: travel history to Jamaica and Utah, USA, †Redescribed in 2012.