Ocular Trematodiasis Caused by the Avian Eye Fluke Philophthalmus in Southern Texas

201912 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Sarah G. H. Sapp · Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Rashed Alhabshan · Valley Retina Institute

Henry S. Bishop · Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria

M. Fox · Oak Ridge Associated Universities

MacKevin Ndubuisi · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cathy Snider · Texas Department of State Health Services

Richard S. Bradbury

Abstract

A trematode identified as a <i>Philophthalmus</i> sp was extracted from the bulbar conjunctiva of a patient in southern Texas with short-distance travel to Mexico. This parasite is very rarely reported from humans, and species identification is challenging. Aspects of diagnosis, zoonotic transmission, and unresolved questions about <i>Philophthalmus</i> spp are discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Bird parasitology and diseases Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Vector-borne infectious diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volume 6, Issue 7, pp. ofz265-ofz265

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz265

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