TY - JOUR AU - Fuentes, Isabel AU - Montes, Isaías AU - Saugar, Jose AU - Latrofa, Stefania AU - Gárate, Teresa AU - Otranto, Domenico T1 - Thelaziosis in Humans, a Zoonotic Infection, Spain, 2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 12 SP - 2073 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After Thelazia callipaeda infection in dogs and cats were reported in Spain, a human case of thelaziosis in this country was reported, suggesting zoonotic transmission. The active reproductive status of this nematode in situ indicates that humans are competent hosts for this parasite. KW - Thelazia callipaeda KW - humans KW - eye KW - zoonosis KW - diagnosis KW - Phortica variegata KW - Spain KW - parasites KW - helminths KW - thelaziosis KW - zoonotic infection KW - Phortica variegate DO - 10.3201/eid1812.120472 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/12/12-0472_article ER - End of Reference