Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024

Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024

We describe a multiannual outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis caused by the microsporidium Vittaforma corneae in the Sea of Galilee, Israel. Patients had multifocal punctate corneal infiltrates and reduced visual acuity, confirmed by locally-developed pathogen-specific real-time PCR. Topical chlorhexi...

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Main Authors: Asaf Friehmann, Irit Lubitz, Fidaa El Zhalka, Sharon Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vittaforma corneae
microsporidia
fungi
keratoconjunctivitis
waterborne outbreak
Israel
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/24-1941_article
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