Ocular Trematodiasis Caused by the Avian Eye Fluke Philophthalmus in Southern Texas. (13th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sapp, Sarah G H; Alhabshan, Rashed N; Bishop, Henry S; Fox, Mark; Ndubuisi, MacKevin; Snider, Cathy E; Bradbury, Richard S
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 6:Number 7(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-06-13
• Subjects: conjunctivitis -- ocular parasitosis -- Philophthalmus -- trematodiases -- zoonotic infections; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: A trematode identified as a Philophthalmus 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 Philophthalmus spp are discussed.