Open AccessOcular Zoonotic Onchocerca Infection in a Resident of Oregon
Author(s) -
Mark L. Eberhard,
Annette Chang Sims,
Henry S. Bishop,
Blaine A. Mathison,
Richard S. Hoffman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0469
Subject(s) - onchocerciasis , filariasis , onchocerca , biology , helminths , virology , medicine , optometry , zoology , immunology , onchocerca volvulus
A long, slender filarial nematode was removed from the left anterior chamber of a resident of Oregon after several days of pain and blurred vision. The worm was identified as an Onchocerca, but it could not be further identified. This worm is the third zoonotic Onchocerca removed from the anterior chamber and the second case reported from the United States. Cases of zoonotic onchocerciasis continue to garner attention, and those cases affecting the eye are of particular interest.
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