Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Moore, David A.J. ; McCrodden, Janice ; Dekumyoy, Paron ; Chiodini, Peter L
• Description:
  As the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics. As a result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection leading to the clinical syndrome gnathostomiasis is increasing. In areas where Gnathostoma is not endemic, few clinicians are familiar with this disease. To highlight this underdiagnosed parasitic infection, we describe a case series of patients with gnathostomiasis who were treated during a 12-month period at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Communicable Diseases, Emerging Eosinophilia Female Humans Life Cycle Stages Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Models, Biological Retrospective Studies Spirurida Infections Travel

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):647-650.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6af779e010e576052d7c7b92ad7b9a47f557ef67a6f70c73734de460c747f54a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14139/cdc_14139_DS1.pdf
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