14 cattle eyeworms removed from Oregon woman’s eye
First known case of Thelazia gulosa infection in a human
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THE EYES HAVE IT Fourteen Thelazia gulosa nematodes, or cattle eyeworms, took up residence in the left eye of an Oregon woman, making her the first ever reported human case.
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