- Oregon woman was reported to be the first human case of Thelazia gulosa, a parasite more commonly found in cattle. 14 worms were removed from her left eye. http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0870 966 comments science
Linking pages
- With 14 Worms In Her Eye, Abby Beckley Makes Medical History : Goats and Soda : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/02/13/584490122/you-don-t-want-to-know-what-was-in-abby-beckley-s-eye 13 comments
- 14 cattle eyeworms removed from Oregon woman’s eye https://www.sciencenews.org/article/14-cattle-eyeworms-removed-oregon-woman-eye?amp%3Butm_campaign=r_science&%3Butm_medium=social 6 comments
- Worm in woman's eye leads to unique discovery | CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/12/health/human-eye-worms/index.html 3 comments
- This woman is first human infected with rare eye worm - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/12/she-thought-the-weird-sensation-was-a-stray-eyelash-it-was-eye-worms/ 0 comments