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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| author | Asaf Friehmann Irit Lubitz Fidaa El Zhalka Sharon Amit |
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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 chlorhexidine, rather than traditional antimicrobial drugs, proved an effective and safe primary treatment.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c95f66e2daf417ebe9b08dadf3518922025-08-20T03:56:46ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-08-013181645164710.3201/eid3108.241941Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024Asaf FriehmannIrit LubitzFidaa El ZhalkaSharon Amit 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 chlorhexidine, rather than traditional antimicrobial drugs, proved an effective and safe primary treatment. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/24-1941_articleVittaforma corneaemicrosporidiafungikeratoconjunctivitiswaterborne outbreakIsrael |
| spellingShingle | Asaf Friehmann Irit Lubitz Fidaa El Zhalka Sharon Amit Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 Emerging Infectious Diseases Vittaforma corneae microsporidia fungi keratoconjunctivitis waterborne outbreak Israel |
| title | Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 |
| title_full | Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 |
| title_fullStr | Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 |
| title_short | Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 |
| title_sort | microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis caused by vittaforma corneae sea of galilee israel 2022 2024 |
| topic | Vittaforma corneae microsporidia fungi keratoconjunctivitis waterborne outbreak Israel |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/24-1941_article |
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