Subconjunctival zoonotic Onchocerca in an Albanian man.
A case of subconjunctival infection with a zoonotic species of Onchocerca is described, in a 16-year-old Albanian man who had immigrated to Greece. This is the first report of human infection with Onchocerca in this tissue location and only the eighth report of zoonotic Onchocerca in man.
Pampiglione
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Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy. jacq.pampi@libero.it
Vakalis
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Lyssimachou
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Kouppari
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Orihel
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015827:Onchocerciasis, Ocular / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology