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Oestrus ovis external ophtalmomyiasis: a case report in Burgundy France

Authors: Louise Basmaciyan, Pierre-Henry Gabrielle, Stéphane Valot, Marc Sautour, Jean-Christophe Buisson, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher, Frédéric Dalle

Published in: BMC Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

External ophtalmomyiasis (EOM) is a zoonosis related to the presence of Oestrus ovis larvae at the ocular level in small ruminants (i.e. ovine, caprine). In humans, EOM is a rare cosmopolitan disorder, mostly described in warm and dry rural areas in patients living close to livestock areas. In metropolitan France (excluding Corsica), EOM is an exceptional disease with less than 25 cases recorded since 1917.

Case presentation

We report a case of EOM in a 19-years old man in the last week of September 2016 in Burgundy.

Conclusion

The diagnosis of an EOM in Burgundy, a French region described as cold and humid, is surprising and could be due to a more marked climatic warming during the vegetative season in Burgundy resulting in the implantation of Diptera of the genus Oestrus sp. in this region.

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Title: Oestrus ovis external ophtalmomyiasis: a case report in Burgundy France
Authors: Louise Basmaciyan
Pierre-Henry Gabrielle
Stéphane Valot
Marc Sautour
Jean-Christophe Buisson
Catherine Creuzot-Garcher
Frédéric Dalle
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-018-1003-z

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Oestrus ovis external ophtalmomyiasis: a case report in Burgundy France

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Background

Case presentation

Conclusion

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