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Case report: Thelazia callipaeda eye infection: The first human case in Germany

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2020) 102(2) 350-351
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0483
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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.

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Dolff, S., Kehrmann, J., Eisermann, P., Dalbah, S., Tappe, D., & Rating, P. (2020). Case report: Thelazia callipaeda eye infection: The first human case in Germany. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102(2), 350–351. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0483

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