Gnathostomosis, an emerging foodborne zoonotic disease in Acapulco, Mexico.

Rojas-Molina, N.; Pedraza-Sanchez, S.; Torres-Bibiano, B.; Meza-Martinez, H.; Escobar-Gutierrez, A.

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Gnathostomosis, an emerging foodborne zoonotic disease in Acapulco, Mexico.

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1999 Mar-Apr
By Rojas-Molina, N. ; Pedraza-Sanchez, S. ; Torres-Bibiano, B. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rojas-Molina, N. ; Pedraza-Sanchez, S. ; Torres-Bibiano, B. ; Meza-Martinez, H. ; Escobar-Gutierrez, A.
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Between 1993 and 1997, 98 gnathostomosis cases were clinically identified in Acapulco, Mexico. Intermittent cutaneous migratory swellings were the commonest manifestation. Larvae were identified in 26 cases, while in 72, final diagnosis was made on the basis of epidemiologic data, food habits, and positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot results.
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Adult Animals Blotting, Western Child Child, Preschool Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Food Parasitology Gnathostoma Humans Male Middle Aged Spirurida Infections Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 5(2):264-266.
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5
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2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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