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First report of human Thelazia callipaeda infection in Portugal
Morgado, ACT; do Vale, B; Ribeiro, P; Coutinho, T; Santos-Silva, S; de Sousa Moreira, A; Rodrigues, FT; Coelho, AC; Lopes, AP; Mesquita, JR; Cardoso, LThe zoonotic parasitic nematode Thelazia callipaeda, also known as the oriental eye worm, is endemic in several European countries, including Portugal. Infections may result in ocular disease in domestic and wild animals as well as humans, with more or less severe manifestations. We report the first human case of ocular thelaziosis by T. callipaeda in Portugal, a country where the parasite had already been foun...
Date: 2022
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Origin: Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto