Gnathostoma spinigerum in Live Asian Swamp Eels (Monopterus spp.) from Food Markets and Wild Populations, United States

Gnathostoma spinigerum in Live Asian Swamp Eels (Monopterus spp.) from Food Markets and Wild Populations, United States

In Southeast Asia, swamp eels (Synbranchidae: Monopterus spp.) are a common source of human gnathostomiasis, a foodborne zoonosis caused by advanced third-stage larvae (AL3) of Gnathostoma spp. nematodes. Live Asian swamp eels are imported to US ethnic food markets, and wild populations exist in sev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rebecca A. Cole, Anindo Choudhury, Leo G. Nico, Kathryn M. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Gnathostoma spinigerum
G
turgidum
G. lamothei
Monopterus albus
M.(Amphipnous) cuchia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1566_article

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