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. 2008 Apr;14(4):647-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1404.071205.

Human thelaziasis, Europe

Domenico Otranto  1 , Moreno Dutto
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Human thelaziasis, Europe

Domenico Otranto et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr.

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.

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Figure 1
Massive Thelazia callipaeda eye infection in a dog.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A) Female Thelazia callipaeda isolated from patient 4. The posterior end is on the left and the anterior end is on the right (magnification × 200). Scale bar = 500 μm. B) T. callipaeda mature first-stage larvae in the distal uterus (magnification ×100). Scale bar = 30 μm.
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