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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Armignacco, Orlando ; Caterini, Luciano ; Marucci, Gianluca ; Ferri, Fabrizio ; Bernardini, Giuliana ; ... More +
Armignacco, Orlando ; Caterini, Luciano ; Marucci, Gianluca ; Ferri, Fabrizio ; Bernardini, Giuliana ; Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini ; Ludovisi, Alessandra ; Bossù, Teresa ; Morales, Maria A. Gomez ; Pozio, Edoardo Less -
Description:
We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Italy. Of the 22 infected persons, 10 (45.4%) were asymptomatic. When present, symptoms (fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and myalgias) were mild. Eosinophilia occurred in all infected persons.
Subject:
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Animals
Antibodies, Helminth
Cypriniformes
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Feces
Female
Fish Diseases
Humans
Male
Opisthorchis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(12):1902-1905
Pubmed ID:
19046516
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2634636
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Italy
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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