Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Europe

Armignacco, Orlando; Caterini, Luciano; Marucci, Gianluca; Ferri, Fabrizio; Bernardini, Giuliana; Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini; Ludovisi, Alessandra; Bossù, Teresa; Morales, Maria A. Gomez; Pozio, Edoardo

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Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Europe

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Dec 2008
By Armignacco, Orlando ; Caterini, Luciano ; Marucci, Gianluca ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Armignacco, Orlando ; Caterini, Luciano ; Marucci, Gianluca ; Ferri, Fabrizio ; Bernardini, Giuliana ; Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini ; Ludovisi, Alessandra ; Bossù, Teresa ; Morales, Maria A. Gomez ; Pozio, Edoardo
Description:

We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Europe. 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.
Subjects:

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
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Europe
Location:

Europe
Volume:

14
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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