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EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOMYIASIS CAUSED BY OESTRUS OVIS (A CASE REPORT)
Summary
This case report details a rare conjunctival infection in a Czech patient caused by Oestrus ovis larvae, commonly known as sheep bot fly. Travelers to endemic regions should consider ophthalmomyiasis externa with unexplained eye symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Parasitology
- Travel Medicine
Background:
- Ophthalmomyiasis is eye infestation by fly larvae.
- Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) is the most common cause of human myiasis.
- Human cases outside endemic areas are rare.

