An outbreak of human external ophthalmomyiasis due to Oestrus ovis in southern Afghanistan.
Oestrus ovis is the most common cause of human ophthalmomyiasis, and infection is often misdiagnosed as acute conjunctivitis. Although it typically occurs in shepherds and farmers, O. ovis ophthalmomyiasis has also been reported in urban areas. We report the first case study of O. ovis infection from Afghanistan.
Dunbar
James
J
United Kingdom Joint Force Medical Group, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Cooper
Ben
B
Hodgetts
Tim
T
Yskandar
Halabi
H
van Thiel
Pieter
P
Whelan
Steve
S
Taylor
Justin
J
Woods
David R
DR
D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology