-
various bird and
mammal hosts,
including humans. They are
often called "
eyeworms", and
infestation with
Thelazia species is
referred to as "thelaziasis"...
- the
eyeball can be sensed, but it
usually takes less than 15 minutes.
Eyeworms affect men and
women equally, but
advanced age is a risk factor. Eosinophilia...
- hosts,
including humans.
Thelazia nematodes are
often referred to as "
eyeworms". In
animal and
human hosts,
infestation by
Thelazia may be asymptomatic...
- is a
parasitic nematode, and the most
common cause of
thelaziasis (or
eyeworm infestation) in humans, dogs and cats. It was
first discovered in the eyes...
- needed] M.
autumnalis is
considered a pest species, as it
transmits the
eyeworm Thelazia rhodesi to
cattle and horses, and
pinkeye (infectious bovine...
- parvorum,
which infect the eyes of poultry. O. mansoni,
known as the
chicken eyeworm among other names, can
cause eye
problems ranging from mild conjunctivitis...
-
treatment of
parasites such as
gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms,
eyeworms, grubs,
sucking lice, and
mange mites in cattle. It is
available as a generic...
-
Spirurida larvae,
called "creeping disease". Some
species are
known as
eyeworms and
infect the
orbital cavity of
animal hosts. The
Camallanida are sometimes...
-
sleeping sickness >10,000
Biting flies (Tabanidae)
Nematode (Loa Loa)
African eyeworm NA
Fleas (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae)
Bacteria (Yersinia pestis, Bartonella...
-
Otranto et al.:
Biology of
Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae)
eyeworms in
naturally infected definitive hosts. In:
Parasitology (2004) 129(5):...
