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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Herman, Joanna S. ; Wall, Emma C. ; van Tulleken, Christoffer ; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter ; Bailey, Robin L. ; ... More +
Herman, Joanna S. ; Wall, Emma C. ; van Tulleken, Christoffer ; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter ; Bailey, Robin L. ; Chiodini, Peter L. Less -
Description:
Infection with Gnathostoma spinigerum has been generally confined to Southeast Asia and Central and South America. However, gnathostomiasis was recently found in British tourists who had visited Botswana. Consequently, travel to Africa should now be considered a risk factor for gnathostomiasis.
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Adult
Albendazole
Animals
Antinematodal Agents
Bream
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Dispatch
Eosinophilia
Gnathostoma
Gnathostoma Sp.
Gnathostomiasis
Humans
Ivermectin
Larva Migrans
Male
Risk Factors
Spirurida Infections
Tourists
Travel
Dispatch
Ivermectin

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):594-597.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Botswana ; United Kingdom
Botswana ; United Kingdom Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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