Thelazia callipaeda Eyeworms in American Black Bear, Pennsylvania, USA, 2023. uri icon

abstract

  • We identified a Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm in an American black bear in Pennsylvania, USA, on the basis of its morphological features and molecular analysis. Our finding highlights emergence of a T. callipaeda worm sylvatic transmission cycle in the United States.

published proceedings

  • Emerg Infect Dis

author list (cited authors)

  • Sobotyk, C., Dietrich, J., Verocai, G. G., Maxwell, L., & Niedringhaus, K.

complete list of authors

  • Sobotyk, Caroline||Dietrich, Jaclyn||Verocai, Guilherme G||Maxwell, Lauren||Niedringhaus, Kevin