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...

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Autores principales: Otranto, Domenico, Dantas-Torres, Filipe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Short Report
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

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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

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