Thelazia callipaeda Eyeworms in American Black Bear, Pennsylvania, USA, 2023

We identified a Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm in an American black bear in Pennsylvania, USA, on the basis of its morphological features and molecular analysis. Our finding highlights emergence of a T. callipaeda worm sylvatic transmission cycle in the United States.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2024-09, Vol.30 (9), p.1961-1964
Hauptverfasser:	Sobotyk, Caroline, Dietrich, Jaclyn, Verocai, Guilherme G, Maxwell, Lauren, Niedringhaus, Kevin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans Animal populations Animals Bears Black bear Distribution Dogs emerging disease Epidemiology eyeworm Eyeworms in American Black Bear, Pennsylvania, USA, 2023 Female Females Health aspects Hibernation Host-parasite relationships Identification and classification Infections Male Nematoda Nematodes parasites Parasitology Pennsylvania Phylogeny Public health Research Letter Spirurida Infections - parasitology Spirurida Infections - veterinary Thelazia callipaeda Thelazioidea - classification Thelazioidea - isolation & purification thelaziosis Ursidae - parasitology Veterinary colleges Veterinary medicine wildlife Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We identified a Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm in an American black bear in Pennsylvania, USA, on the basis of its morphological features and molecular analysis. Our finding highlights emergence of a T. callipaeda worm sylvatic transmission cycle in the United States.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid3009.240679