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Publication Human Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America(2025) Weitzel, Thomas; Cordero, Esteban M.; Mujica, Trinidad; Aravena, Carolina; Phillips, Brianne E.; Yabsley, Michael J.; Lewbart, Gregory A.; Páez-Rosas, Diego; Jercic, María Isabel; Capasso, SofíaWe report a case of severe conjunctivitis in a traveler infected with a Philophthalmus lacrymosus eye fluke, probably acquired on the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. This zoonotic parasite is endemic in Brazil and Venezuela, where it has been reported in birds and capybaras.