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Human Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America

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dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCordero, Esteban M.
dc.contributor.authorMujica, Trinidad
dc.contributor.authorAravena, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Brianne E.
dc.contributor.authorYabsley, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorLewbart, Gregory A.
dc.contributor.authorPáez-Rosas, Diego
dc.contributor.authorJercic, María Isabel
dc.contributor.authorCapasso, Sofía
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-08T15:51:00Z
dc.date.available2026-09-08T15:51:00Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractWe 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.
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dc.format.extent4 p.
dc.identifier.citationWeitzel 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
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.251126
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/11089
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEcuador
dc.subjectSouth America
dc.subjectAvian parasite
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectParasites
dc.subjectParasitic infection
dc.subjectTrematode
dc.subjectTrematodiasis
dc.subjectVector-borne infections
dc.subjectZoonoses
dc.titleHuman Infection by Zoonotic Eye Fluke Philophthalmus lacrymosus, South America
dc.typeArticle
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dcterms.sourceEmerging Infectious Diseases
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