title: An outbreak of human external ophthalmomyiasis due to Oestrus ovis in southern Afghanistan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: United Kingdom Joint Force Medical Group, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
authors.forename: Halabi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yskandar
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Thiel
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whelan
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: 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