Anisakiasis in a Canadian patient with incarcerated epigastric hernia

Anisakiasis is human zoonotic parasitic infection caused by a nematode parasite called Anisakis. This infection is usually reported in Asian countries where consumption of raw seafood is common. Very few cases have been reported in North America. We present the case of a female Canadian patient with...

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Main Authors: Roy Hajjar, Arpita Chakravarti, Haifaa Malaekah, Frank Schwenter, Claude Lemieux, Antonio Maietta, Herawaty Sebajang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300238