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Case Report: Thelazia callipaeda Eye Infection: The First Human Case in Germany
Sebastian Dolff1, Jan Kehrmann2, Philip Eisermann3
1Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|January 9, 2020
Abstract:
Thelazia callipaeda eye worm is a nematode transmitted by drosophilid flies not only primarily to carnivores and lagomorphs but also to humans. Only a few cases have been reported in Europe (Italy, France, and Portugal). Here, we report the first eye infection in a German patient.
