title: [A case of external human ophthalmomyiasis by Oestrus ovis in Toulouse (France)].
abstract: We report a case of external human ophthalmomyiasis by OEstrus ovis was observed in a child living in southwestern France. The patient was contaminated on the playground of a school in a suburban village near Toulouse. Eleven first stage larvae were extracted from the eye. This case illustrates that contamination can occur in suburban areas of a large city remote from any cattle breeding zone.
authors.affiliation: Service de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine-Purpan, 37, allées Jules-Guesde, 31073 Toulouse Cedex.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzzoni-Blatger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villeneuve
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morassin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chevallier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D004175:Diptera; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013383:Suburban Population