title: Thelazia callipaeda--first human case of thelaziosis in Croatia.
abstract: A case of the first ocular thelaziosis in a human male patient in Croatia is presented. Thelaziosis is a zoonosis caused by the nematodes of the genus Thelazia. In all, two types of the genus have been described as causes of infection in humans, Thelazia callipaeda and Thelazia californiensis. This zoonosis, called "oriental eye worm" is very rare in humans in European countries, with high incidence in Asian countries, especially in China, Thailand, and Japan.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Department, Institute for Public Health Brod-Posavina County, Vladimira Nazora 2A, 35000, Slavonski Brod, Croatia. muski2aster@yahoo.com.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia. muski2aster@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Maja Tomić
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Paradžik
authors.affiliation: Ophtalmology Department, GH "Dr Josip Benčević", Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Samardžić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases with Clinic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Živičnjak
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases with Clinic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Franjo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinković
authors.affiliation: Ophtalmology Department, GH "Dr Josip Benčević", Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
authors.forename: Željka
authors.initials: Ž
authors.lastname: Janjetović
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Department, Institute for Public Health Brod-Posavina County, Slavonski Brod, Croatia.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Marica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miletić-Medved
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D017523:Croatia; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Occular thelaziosis; Thelazia callipaeda; Zoonoses