Philophthalmus lacrimosus

Philophthalmus lacrimosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Philophthalmidae
Genus:	Philophthalmus
Species:	P. lacrimosus
Binomial name
	Philophthalmus lacrimosus; Braun, 1902

Philophthalmus lacrimosus is a species of trematodes in the family Philophthalmidae.

Life cycle

Philophthalmus lacrimosus, as adults, parasitize the eyes of birds (definitive host).^[2] Eggs containing miracidia hatch in the water, miracidia penetrate snails^[which?] (intermediate hosts) and develop into redia and cercariae.^[2] When the metacercariae encyst on surfaces of food for birds the infection of a new definitive host can take place by entering the eye or by oral intake.^[2]

Human infections

Human cases of philophthalmosis have been reported in Yugoslavia, Israel, Asia (Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan) and the Americas, specifically in Mexico and the United States.^[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference^[2]

^ Braun, Maximilian (1902). "Fascioliden der Vögel". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 16: 1–162. ISSN 0323-7087.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Otranto, D; Eberhard, ML (23 March 2011). "Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye". Parasites & Vectors. 4: 41. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-41. PMC 3071329. PMID 21429191.

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[1] Braun, Maximilian (1902). "Fascioliden der Vögel". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 16: 1–162. ISSN 0323-7087.

[Otranto_2011-2] Otranto, D; Eberhard, ML (23 March 2011). "Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye". Parasites & Vectors. 4: 41. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-41. PMC 3071329. PMID 21429191.

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