Ocular Zoonotic Onchocerca Infection in a Resident of Oregon

Mark L. Eberhard Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, Oregon

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Annette C. Sims Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, Oregon

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Henry S. Bishop Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, Oregon

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Blaine A. Mathison Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, Oregon

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Richard S. Hoffman Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, Oregon

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0469
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Volume 87: Issue 6
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1073–1075
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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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* Address correspondence to Mark L. Eberhard, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Mailstop D65, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333. E-mail: meberhard@cdc.gov

Authors' addresses: Mark L. Eberhard, Henry S. Bishop, and Blaine A. Mathison, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, E-mails: meberhard@cdc.gov, hbishop@cdc.gov, and bmathison@cdc.gov. Annette C. Sims and Richard S. Hoffman, Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC, Eugene, OR E-mails: rshoffman@finemd.com and acsims@finemd.com.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012
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02 Aug 2012
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04 Sep 2012
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Published Online:
05 Dec 2012
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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