title: Two cases of human thelaziasis as confirmed by mitochondrial cox1 sequencing in China.
abstract: Two special cases of human thelaziasis were reported in China: an old farmer with heavy infection by 36 worms and a 7-year-old boy with infection by eight worms. Thelazia callipaeda was morphologically identified and confirmed by mitochondrial cox1 gene sequencing.
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiu-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xue-Lian
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chun-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000379:methods; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1
keywords: Human thelaziasis,; cox1 gene