Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review.
Introduction: Anisakidosis is a disease caused by the consumption of raw or semi-cooked seafood parasitized by nematode larvae of the Anisakidae family. In Europe and Asia, it is a public health problem; however, in South America it is little known. Objective: To present anisakidosis case reports...
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Introduction: Anisakidosis is a disease caused by the consumption of raw or semi-cooked seafood parasitized by nematode larvae of the Anisakidae family. In Europe and Asia, it is a public health problem; however, in South America it is little known.
Objective: To present anisakidosis case reports and the intermediate hosts of Anisakis reported in South America.
Materials and methods: A systematic review was conducted in Medline, Cochrane, Embase, LILACS and Scopus using a structured search of MeSH and DeCS descriptors. Search strategy: publication period: inception of each database-September 2018; languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese; study types: case reports and cross-sectional observational studies. The review was complemented with an unstructured search in SciELO and Google Scholar.
Results: The initial search yielded 172 articles. After removing duplicates and reviewing the inclusion criteria, 69 studies were selected for full analysis: 19 case reports and 50 host records. The most reported form of anisakidosis was gastrointestinal anisakidosis with 45 cases; this parasitosis was caused by a single larva in 41 (91.1%). There are several reports of fish for human consumption parasitized by the Anisakis, Contracaecum, Pseudoterranova and Hysterothylacium genera in Argentina (22 fish species), Brazil (34 species), Chile (15 species), Colombia (17 species), Ecuador (8 species), Peru (7 species), Uruguay and Venezuela (2 species each).
Conclusion: Anisakidosis is a latent risk in South America, so it is necessary to establish effective regulations for efficiently controlling the appearance of this parasitic disease in the region. Furthermore, the general population should receive more information about the precautions regarding saltwater fish consumption.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a22c2226ef14cf987959d41434fe2f12023-05-17T22:03:27ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482021-04-0169210.15446/revfacmed.v69n2.79105Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review.Luis Felipe Falla-Zuñiga0Jenniffer Alejandra Castellanos-Garzón1Liliana Salazar2María Carolina Pustovrh3Universidad del Valle - Faculty of Health - Department of Morphology - Cali - Colombia.Universidad del Valle - Faculty of Health - Department of Morphology - Cali - Colombia. | Unidad Central del Valle - Faculty of Engineering - Tuluá - Colombia.Universidad del Valle - Faculty of Health - Department of Morphology - Cali - Colombia.Universidad del Valle - Faculty of Health - Department of Morphology - Cali - Colombia. Introduction: Anisakidosis is a disease caused by the consumption of raw or semi-cooked seafood parasitized by nematode larvae of the Anisakidae family. In Europe and Asia, it is a public health problem; however, in South America it is little known. Objective: To present anisakidosis case reports and the intermediate hosts of Anisakis reported in South America. Materials and methods: A systematic review was conducted in Medline, Cochrane, Embase, LILACS and Scopus using a structured search of MeSH and DeCS descriptors. Search strategy: publication period: inception of each database-September 2018; languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese; study types: case reports and cross-sectional observational studies. The review was complemented with an unstructured search in SciELO and Google Scholar. Results: The initial search yielded 172 articles. After removing duplicates and reviewing the inclusion criteria, 69 studies were selected for full analysis: 19 case reports and 50 host records. The most reported form of anisakidosis was gastrointestinal anisakidosis with 45 cases; this parasitosis was caused by a single larva in 41 (91.1%). There are several reports of fish for human consumption parasitized by the Anisakis, Contracaecum, Pseudoterranova and Hysterothylacium genera in Argentina (22 fish species), Brazil (34 species), Chile (15 species), Colombia (17 species), Ecuador (8 species), Peru (7 species), Uruguay and Venezuela (2 species each). Conclusion: Anisakidosis is a latent risk in South America, so it is necessary to establish effective regulations for efficiently controlling the appearance of this parasitic disease in the region. Furthermore, the general population should receive more information about the precautions regarding saltwater fish consumption. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/79105AnisakisAnisakiasisSouth AmericaZoonosesCommunicable Diseases, Emerging |
| spellingShingle | Luis Felipe Falla-Zuñiga Jenniffer Alejandra Castellanos-Garzón Liliana Salazar María Carolina Pustovrh Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Anisakis Anisakiasis South America Zoonoses Communicable Diseases, Emerging |
| title | Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. |
| title_full | Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. |
| title_fullStr | Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. |
| title_short | Anisakis and anisakidosis: Case reports and hosts in South America. Systematic review. |
| title_sort | anisakis and anisakidosis case reports and hosts in south america systematic review |
| topic | Anisakis Anisakiasis South America Zoonoses Communicable Diseases, Emerging |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/79105 |
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