The spread of zoonotic Thelazia callipaeda in the Balkan area

BACKGROUND: Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae), also known as “oriental eyeworm”, is a small nematode parasite that lives in the conjunctival sac of domestic and wild carnivores, rabbits and even humans, causing mild (e.g., conjunctivitis, epiphora, and ocular discharge) to severe (e.g., k...

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Main Authors: Hodžić, Adnan, Latrofa, Maria Stefania, Annoscia, Giada, Alić, Amer, Beck, Relja, Lia, Riccardo Paolo, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Otranto, Domenico
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124150/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25078286
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-352
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