Cargando…
Transmission of the eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda: between fantasy and reality
BACKGROUND: Thelazia callipaeda is transmitted by Phortica variegata, a drosophilid that feeds on lachrymal secretions of mammals. Scientific information on human thelaziosis is still relatively limited, mainly for physicians and ophthalmologists. Indeed, the literature is full of misleading informa...
Autores principales: | , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2015
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25966940 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0881-7 |