A Second Case of Human Conjunctival Infestation With Thelazia gulosa and a Review of T. gulosa in North America

Abstract We describe a second case of human infection caused by Thelazia gulosa (the cattle eye worm), likely acquired in California. For epidemiologic purposes, it is important to identify all Thelazia recovered from humans in North America to the species level.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2020-01, Vol.70 (3), p.518-520
Hauptverfasser:	Bradbury, Richard S, Gustafson, Dianne Travers, Sapp, Sarah G H, Fox, Mark, de Almeida, Marcos, Boyce, Michelle, Iwen, Peter, Herrera, Vicki, Ndubuisi, Mackevin, Bishop, Henry S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Cattle Cattle Diseases Eye Infections, Parasitic - diagnosis Humans Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Microbiology North America - epidemiology Science & Technology Spirurida Infections - diagnosis Spirurida Infections - veterinary Thelazioidea
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We describe a second case of human infection caused by Thelazia gulosa (the cattle eye worm), likely acquired in California. For epidemiologic purposes, it is important to identify all Thelazia recovered from humans in North America to the species level.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/cid/ciz469