Based on sequence homology and phylogenetic tree results, the first report of eyeworm Oxyspirura species larvae has been confirmed in a human patient from Vietnam. However, important information related to Oxyspirura larvae was not presented in the case study. This comment provides a more detailed comparison of the Oxyspirura larvae found in the human case study to the avian eyeworm Oxyspirura petrowi.
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Journal of Parasitology
Vol. 106 • No. 4
August 2020
Vol. 106 • No. 4
August 2020
bobwhite
eyeworm
human
Intermediate
Oxyspirura
parasite
paratenic