Gnathostomiasis Acquired by British Tourists in Botswana

Herman, Joanna S.; Wall, Emma C.; van Tulleken, Christoffer; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; Bailey, Robin L.; Chiodini, Peter L.

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Gnathostomiasis Acquired by British Tourists in Botswana

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Apr 2009
By Herman, Joanna S. ; Wall, Emma C. ; van Tulleken, Christoffer ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Herman, Joanna S. ; Wall, Emma C. ; van Tulleken, Christoffer ; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter ; Bailey, Robin L. ; Chiodini, Peter L.
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.
Subjects:

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
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):594-597.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Botswana ; United Kingdom
Location:

Africa ; Europe
Volume:

15
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:a539ecaef5589ad53c784be0321425f2cb4b5f05ac36907c97780aa4361ea27a
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