Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease
As the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics. As a result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection leading to the clinical syndrome gnathostomiasis is increasing. In areas...
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| author | David A.J. Moore Janice McCrodden Paron Dekumyoy Peter L Chiodini |
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| description | As the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics. As a result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection leading to the clinical syndrome gnathostomiasis is increasing. In areas where Gnathostoma is not endemic, few clinicians are familiar with this disease. To highlight this underdiagnosed parasitic infection, we describe a case series of patients with gnathostomiasis who were treated during a 12-month period at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-537e986b301d4c09b7e7fe8e529cfea32022-12-22T02:24:16ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-06-019664765010.3201/eid0906.020625Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported DiseaseDavid A.J. MooreJanice McCroddenParon DekumyoyPeter L ChiodiniAs the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics. As a result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection leading to the clinical syndrome gnathostomiasis is increasing. In areas where Gnathostoma is not endemic, few clinicians are familiar with this disease. To highlight this underdiagnosed parasitic infection, we describe a case series of patients with gnathostomiasis who were treated during a 12-month period at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0625_articleBangladeshChinaGnathostomahelminthiasisHong Kongimported disease |
| spellingShingle | David A.J. Moore Janice McCrodden Paron Dekumyoy Peter L Chiodini Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease Emerging Infectious Diseases Bangladesh China Gnathostoma helminthiasis Hong Kong imported disease |
| title | Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease |
| title_full | Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease |
| title_fullStr | Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease |
| title_short | Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease |
| title_sort | gnathostomiasis an emerging imported disease |
| topic | Bangladesh China Gnathostoma helminthiasis Hong Kong imported disease |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0625_article |
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