Human thelaziasis, Europe.
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.
Otranto
Domenico
D
University of Bari, Bari, Italy. d.otranto@veterinaria.uniba.it
Dutto
Moreno
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*