Human Thelaziasis, Europe

Otranto, Domenico; Dutto, Moreno

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Human Thelaziasis, Europe

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Apr 2008
By Otranto, Domenico ; Dutto, Moreno

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Otranto, Domenico ; Dutto, Moreno
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Animals Eye Infections, Parasitic Female Humans Italy Larva Male Middle Aged Spirurida Infections Thelazioidea
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(4):647-649.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Europe ; France
Volume:

14
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:82bc900186966ace748783454767935ad273448a534b492c539b8a1aeefdb776
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17041/cdc_17041_DS1.pdf
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