Worms pulled from Oregon woman’s eye in first known case of infection

Fourteen tiny worms removed in 2016 case of Thelazia gulosa, a parasitic infection spread by flies and previously seen only in cattle An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left eye of the 26-year-old woman over a 20-day period in August … Continue reading Worms pulled from Oregon woman’s eye in first known case of infection