Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · 203 citations · 11 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyHelminthologyInfectious Disease PathologyParasitologyNematode InfectionParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic DiseasesParasitic PathologyParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesFoodborne Parasitic ZoonosesGastrointestinal Nematode InfectionsGastrointestinal ParasitesGastrointestinal PathogenesisNematode ZoonosesParasitic Gastrointestinal PathologyParasitic InfestationsZoonotic Intestinal Parasites
Human cases of gastric anisakiasis caused by the zoonotic parasite Anisakis pegreffii are increasing in Italy. The disease is caused by ingestion of larval nematodes in lightly cooked or raw seafood. Because symptoms are vague and serodiagnosis is difficult, the disease is often misdiagnosed and cases are understimated.
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