Human Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America

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, Sofía

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Human Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America

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2025

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https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.251126

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We 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...

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Weitzel T, Cordero EM, Mujica T, Aravena C, Phillips BE, Yabsley MJ, Lewbart GA, Páez-Rosas D, Jercic MI, Capasso S. Human Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Dec;31(12):2293-2296. doi: 10.3201/eid3112.251126

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Ecuador , South America , Avian parasite , Epidemiology , Parasites , Parasitic infection , Trematode , Trematodiasis , Vector-borne infections , Zoonoses

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