Weitzel, ThomasCordero, Esteban M.Mujica, TrinidadAravena, CarolinaPhillips, Brianne E.Yabsley, Michael J.Lewbart, Gregory A.Páez-Rosas, DiegoJercic, María IsabelCapasso, Sofía2026-09-082026-09-082025Weitzel 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/eid3112.251126https://hdl.handle.net/11447/11089We 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.4 p.enEcuadorSouth AmericaAvian parasiteEpidemiologyParasitesParasitic infectionTrematodeTrematodiasisVector-borne infectionsZoonosesArticlehttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.251126