What are Cattle Eyeworms and Can They Infect Humans?

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Start date Feb 12, 2018

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A CNN story highlights a woman who discovered small worms in her eye, an unusual and alarming situation. The article details her experience as she sought identification and treatment for the parasites. The woman's positive attitude is noted, despite the unsettling nature of the incident. The treatment plan involved manually removing all 20 worms found in her eye, raising concerns about the challenges and risks associated with such a procedure.

Feb 12, 2018

BillTre

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Here is a link to a CNN story about a woman who found little worms in her eye (very unusual) and what ensued as she tried to get them ID'ed and treated.
I like her attitude.

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Feb 12, 2018

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Yikes, and the plan was to just remove all 20 of them by hand when found.

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