Human ocular thelaziasis with genetic analysis in Niigata Prefecture, Japan: A case report on an emerging zoonosis

Human ocular thelaziasis with genetic analysis in Niigata Prefecture, Japan: A case report on an emerging zoonosis

Purpose: We report the clinical findings and molecular identification of ocular Thelazia callipaeda from Niigata Prefecture in the Hokuriku area of Japan during winter. Observations: A 77-year-old male visited an ophthalmology clinic in Niigata Prefecture in January 2022 after a 2-week-duration of a...

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Main Authors: Tianxiang Huang, Takenori Inomata, Jaemyoung Sung, Naoko Yoshida, Gaku Ishida, Hitomi Ohara, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Yuichi Okumura, Ken Nagino, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Toshihiro Mita, Shintaro Nakao, Nobuo Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Subjects:
Eye worm
Haplotype
Ocular thelaziasis
Oriental eye worm
Thelazia callipaeda
Zoonosis
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