Human Thelaziasis, Europe

Open Access

1 April 2008

journal article
Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases

Vol. 14 (4) , 647-649
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.071205

Abstract

Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm is a nematode transmitted by drosophilid flies to carnivores in Europe. It has also been reported in the Far East in humans. We report T. callipaeda infection in 4 human patients in Italy and France.

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