title: Human thelaziasis, Europe.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Bari, Bari, Italy. d.otranto@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otranto
authors.forename: Moreno
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dutto
mesh_terms: 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*