Thelaziosis caused by <i>Thelazia callipaeda</i> Railliet et Henry, 1910 (literature review)

The purpose of the research is to analyze literature data on epizootology, morphology and biology Thelazia callipaeda , clinical signs thelaziosis.Thelaziosis caused by Th. widespread not limited Southeast Asian countries. At end last century, autochtonous infection cases thelaziosis were noted in Italy, later disease was recorded France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Romania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary, Moldova, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, etc. Cases United States America Russian Federation most likely allochthonous imported from contaminated areas. In Russia, canine Moscow, St. Petersburg Tyumen. It found that definitive hosts only cats, dogs or humans, but also many species wild animals, namely, gray wolf, red fox, pine marten, hare, cat, Iberian European grey rabbit, beech golden jackal, badger brown bear. prevalence among populations animals reached 38.1%. maximum number helminths one animal 96 specimens. life cycle males fruit fly Phortica variegata Ph. okadai which can keep larvae their bodies for up 180 days are involved. Phylogenetic analysis cox1 gene showed isolated diseased different countries belonged haplotype-1, common Europe.