Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control102218792640705Research ArticleGnathostomosis, an emerging foodborne zoonotic disease in Acapulco, Mexico.Rojas-MolinaN.Pedraza-SanchezS.Torres-BibianoB.Meza-MartinezH.Escobar-GutierrezA.Hospital Regional Vicente Guereo, Institute Mexicano del Seguro Social,Acapulco, Guerrero, México.Mar-Apr199952264266

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.