Human Thelaziasis, Europe
Open Access
- 1 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (4), 647-649
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.071205
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.Keywords
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