Helminths, miscellaneous -- United States
An Oregon woman has become the 1st person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation by a tiny worm species previously seen only in cattle that is spread by flies that feed on eyeball lubrication, U.S. government researchers said on [Mon 12 Feb 2018].
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists said 14 translucent parasitic worms of the species _Thelazia gulosa_, all less than half an inch (1.27 cm) long, were extracted from the 26-year-old woman's eye over a 20-day
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5628159&promed&0
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